associated conditions

Last reviewed 01/2018

Thymomas may occur in association with a variety of autoimmune and haematologic phenomena including:

• myasthenia gravis - the most common association but less often associated with more aggressive thymomas (1)
  
  
• haematologic cytopenias e.g. aplastic anaemia
  
  
• hypogammaglobulinaemia
  
  
• collagen vascular diseases e.g. systemic lupus erythematous
  
  
• non-thymic malignancies

Reference:

• Sampson (1993). Mediastinal Masses. Surgery 11:1.