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Paraneoplastic Encephalitis Associated with Thymoma: A Case Report

Authors
 Jee Won Suh  ;  Seok Jin Haam  ;  Suk Won Song  ;  Yu Rim Shin  ;  Hyo Chae Paik  ;  Doo Yun Lee 
Citation
 Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.46(3) : 234-236, 2013 
Journal Title
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN
 2233-601X 
Issue Date
2013
Keywords
Paraneoplastic syndromes ; Thymectomy ; Thymoma
Abstract
A 42-year-old woman with short-term memory loss visited Gangnam Severance Hospital, and her chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed a right anterior mediastinal mass. On hospital day two, she suddenly presented personality changes and a drowsy mental status, so she required ventilator care in the intensive care unit. She underwent thymectomy, and was pathologically diagnosed with thymoma, type B1. Her mental status eventually recovered by postoperative day 90. Paraneoplastic encephalopathy associated with thymoma is very rare, and symptoms can be improved by thymectomy. We report a case of paraneoplastic encephalopathy associated with a thymoma.
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DOI
10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.3.234
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (흉부외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Paik, Hyo Chae(백효채) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-8235
Song, Suk Won(송석원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9707
Shin, Yu Rim(신유림)
Lee, Doo Yun(이두연)
Haam, Seok Jin(함석진)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/89218
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