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.