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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Symptomatic syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone as a rare early presentation of primary thymic carcinoma: a case report.

Muhammad Juffri Samsuddin, Siti Sara Yaacob, Adli Azam Bin Mohammad Razi

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad Juffri SamsuddinDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Selangor, Malaysia.
Siti Sara YaacobDepartment of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Jalan Hospital, Selangor 47000, Malaysia.
Adli Azam Bin Mohammad RaziDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Selangor, Malaysia.
Universiti Teknologi MARA · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH) can be presented as a paraneoplastic syndrome in primary malignancies involving the lung and brain. However, the development of SIADH in primary thymic carcinoma is poorly documented. We report a case of an elderly, with an initial presentation of symptomatic persistent hyponatremia as a paraneoplastic syndrome of SIADH with an incidental finding of anterior mediastinal mass confirmed on imaging. Further investigations are consistent with the diagnosis of poorly differentiated locally advanced thymic carcinoma with lung infiltration (T3N1Mx). The patient underwent an En-bloc total thymectomy and subsequently completed adjuvant chemotherapy and further follow-up showed a complete resolution of hyponatraemic SIADH. In conclusion, SIADH may be presented as a paraneoplastic syndrome in primary thymic carcinoma and early detection of thymic malignancy is paramount to ensure early diagnosis and prognostication.

Indexed as

cardiothoracic surgeryhyponatremiamediastinal massneoplasmsyndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH)thymic carcinoma

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PMID38344137
PMCPMC10857844
OpenAlexW4391675948

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