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Case Reports
. 1982 Aug 1;50(3):419-22.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820801)50:3<419::aid-cncr2820500306>3.0.co;2-a.

Metastatic thymoma with myasthenia gravis: complete remission with combination chemotherapy

W M Butler, L F Diehl, H G Taylor, M D Weltz
Case Reports

Metastatic thymoma with myasthenia gravis: complete remission with combination chemotherapy

W M Butler et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

A 29-year-old male developed myasthenia gravis 29 months after resection of a "benign" mediastinal thymoma. Metastatic thymoma was found in the pleura 45 months after the initial surgical resection. Combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin produced a complete remission of the metastatic thymoma which has continued for 13 months. Concurrently, there has been a marked increase in neuromuscular function.

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