| Thymectomy resulted in complete remission of pure red cell aplasia when associated with thymoma. | |
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PMID: 20514581 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Patients with thymoma associated with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) are rare and the relevant literature is limited. Prognostic evaluations into the appropriate surgical management of this rare coincidence of diseases are controversial, with some authors believing that none of their cases experienced remission of anemia after thymectomy. Despite the extreme rare concomitance of thymoma and PRCA, we report three consecutive cases, who experienced long-term complete remission of PRCA after extended thymectomy as their only therapy over a 6-year period. Possible features leading to the favorable outcome are discussed. |
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Authors:
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D Jiang; M Wu |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Volume: 58 ISSN: 1439-1902 ISO Abbreviation: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-01 Completed Date: 2010-09-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903387 Medline TA: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. |
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Female Humans Male Middle Aged Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / etiology, surgery* Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Thymectomy* / methods Thymoma / complications, surgery* Thymus Neoplasms / complications, surgery* Time Factors Treatment Outcome |
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