KMID : 1084220150220020118
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2015 Volume.22 No. 2 p.118 ~ p.122
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A Case of Thymic Carcinoma with Behcet¡¯s Disease Combined with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
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Park Se-Hee
Kim Jung-Ho Lee Jung-Yeon Shin Sug-Kyun Hong Yong-Kook Kie Jeong-Hae Kang Du-Yong Lee Chan-Hee
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Abstract
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Behcet¡¯s disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. Renal involvement is rare in patients with Behcet¡¯s disease particularly immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy. Other autoimmune diseases have been associated with increased risk of malignancy, but not Behcet¡¯s disease. Some cases of Behcet¡¯s disease accompanied by bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, stomach cancer, or hematologic malignancies have been reported. However, to the best of our knowledge, co-occurrence of Behcet¡¯s diseases with thymic carcinoma has not yet been reported. We experienced a 49-year-old male patient who had been treated for Behcet disease and IgA nephropathy, who presented with a large mediastinal mass on chest x-ray. After thymectomy, he was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma with complete resection.
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KEYWORD
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Behcet syndrome, Immunoglobulin A glomerulonephritis, Mediastinal mass, Thymoma
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