KMID : 0364020120450030199
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 Volume.45 No. 3 p.199 ~ p.201
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Castleman¡¯s Disease with Myasthenia Gravis
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Lee Sang-Kwon
Kim Do-Hyung Son Bong-Soo
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Abstract
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Castleman¡¯s disease is a rare disorder characterized by benign tumors that may develop in the lymph node tissue throughout the body. Castleman¡¯s disease associated with myasthenia gravis is an especially rare disease. Only less than 10 cases have been reported in the world literature. The cause of Castleman¡¯s disease is associated with immune mediated reaction, and myasthenia gravis also develops due to an antibody-mediated process. The cause of myasthenia gravis is the immune activity of Castleman¡¯s disease, which may be the promoter of the antibody-mediated process. We report here a case of Castleman¡¯s disease, which was incidentally found in a patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.
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KEYWORD
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Myasthenia gravis, Thymectomy, Retroperitoneal neoplasms
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