A case of invasive thymoma with pleural dissemination undergoing combined panpleuropneumonectomy

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This 40-year-old man receiving medical treatment for myasthenia gravis, demonstrated a mediastinal mass shadow and multiple tumor shadow at left lung field, suggesting invasive thymoma with pleural-dissemination.<BR>On March 22, 1985 operation was performed. At first median sternotomy was made and extended thymectomy was done, and successively left postero-lateral thoracotomy was made and left panpleuro-pneumonectomy was carried out.<BR>At present after two and a half years following the operation, he is working without recurrence of thymoma, and symptoms of myasthenia gravis is under control by the administrative 10 mg/day of prednisolone.
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