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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2017

Malignant thymoma with metastasis associated with paraneoplastic myasthenia gravis.

Hourossadat Hashemi Jazi, David M Harmon, Tuan Tran, Claude Denham

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hourossadat Hashemi JaziDepartments of Internal Medicine (Jazi), Pathology (Tran), and Oncology (Denham), Baylor University Medical Center; and Texas A&M University College of Medicine (Harmon), Dallas, Texas.
David M HarmonDepartments of Internal Medicine (Jazi), Pathology (Tran), and Oncology (Denham), Baylor University Medical Center; and Texas A&M University College of Medicine (Harmon), Dallas, Texas.
Tuan TranDepartments of Internal Medicine (Jazi), Pathology (Tran), and Oncology (Denham), Baylor University Medical Center; and Texas A&M University College of Medicine (Harmon), Dallas, Texas.
Claude DenhamDepartments of Internal Medicine (Jazi), Pathology (Tran), and Oncology (Denham), Baylor University Medical Center; and Texas A&M University College of Medicine (Harmon), Dallas, Texas.
Baylor University Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a patient who initially presented with a mixed thymic tumor and developed myasthenia gravis 8 years following thymectomy with recurrence of metastatic disease. Metastasis to the pleura, mediastinum, and cervical spine was identified with a positron emission tomography scan when this patient presented with recurring pneumonias and atrial fibrillation. The presentation and diagnosis were clouded by multiple courses of prednisone and chemotherapy for respiratory complications and metastatic disease, respectively. Classical myasthenia gravis symptoms emerged when his prednisone was tapered. The delayed presentation of paraneoplastic disease and the rare metastatic site make this case particularly unusual.

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PMID28670075
PMCPMC5468033
OpenAlexW2772981223

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