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ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2025

Thymectomy for Morvan Syndrome Associated With Thymoma.

Daichi Kakibuchi, Shunta Ishihara, Masanori Shimomura, Satoru Okada, Tatsuo Furuya, Masayoshi Inoue

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Article in Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Daichi KakibuchiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Shunta IshiharaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Masanori ShimomuraDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Satoru OkadaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Tatsuo FuruyaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Masayoshi InoueDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

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Abstract

A 67-year-old man presented with lower back pain, numbness in the lower limbs, and general malaise. Over time, he experienced insomnia, abnormal behavior, muscle weakness, weight loss, orthostatic hypotension, and vesicorectal dysfunction. He was given a diagnosis of Morvan syndrome. Chest computed tomography revealed a 4.5-cm mass in the anterior mediastinum. He underwent steroid pulse therapy and therapeutic plasmapheresis, followed by robotic subxiphoid-optical extended thymectomy. His neurologic symptoms improved, and he was discharged 3 months after surgery. This case highlights the potential benefits of combining surgery with immunosuppressive therapy for managing Morvan syndrome and improving neurologic symptoms associated with thymoma.

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