| Stiff man syndrome with thymoma. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16039251 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Paraneoplastic stiff man syndrome with a thymoma is rare disease. We treated a 57-year-old woman with a type B1 thymoma, based on the World Health Organization classification, who had stiff man syndrome. Her symptoms were alleviated after a thymectomy. Herein we report a case of stiff man syndrome with a thymoma and also review three cases reported previously. |
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Authors:
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Hisaichi Tanaka; Akihide Matsumura; Meinoshin Okumura; Masataka Kitaguchi; Satoru Yamamoto; Keiji Iuchi |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 80 ISSN: 1552-6259 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 2005 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-07-25 Completed Date: 2006-09-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 739-41 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, National Kinki Central Hospital for Chest Diseases, Osaka, Japan. h-tanaka@kch.hosp.go.jp |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Female Humans Middle Aged Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology Stiff-Person Syndrome / etiology* Thymectomy Thymoma / complications*, surgery Thymus Neoplasms / complications*, surgery |
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