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Colon carcinoma after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: report of a case. 2002

Kohji Tanakaya, and Eiji Konaga, and Hitoshi Takeuchi, and Yoshimasa Yasui, and Akira Takeda, and Yasuhiro Yunoki, and Ichiro Murakami
Department of Surgery, Iwakuni National Hospital, Japan.

A 74-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with anemia, 4 years after a thymectomy for thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis. A diagnosis of sigmoid colon carcinoma was confirmed, followed by surgical resection. This case is presented to reinforce that physicians should bear in mind the possibility of extrathymic malignancies in patients with thymoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009157 Myasthenia Gravis A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by fatigable weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles with elevated titers of ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS or muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibodies. Clinical manifestations may include ocular muscle weakness (fluctuating, asymmetric, external ophthalmoplegia; diplopia; ptosis; and weakness of eye closure) and extraocular fatigable weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles (ocular myasthenia). THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition. Anti-MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,MuSK MG,MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized,Myasthenia Gravis, Ocular,Anti MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Generalized Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Anti-MuSK,Myasthenia Gravis, MuSK,Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000230 Adenocarcinoma A malignant epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. Adenocarcinoma, Basal Cell,Adenocarcinoma, Granular Cell,Adenocarcinoma, Oxyphilic,Adenocarcinoma, Tubular,Adenoma, Malignant,Carcinoma, Cribriform,Carcinoma, Granular Cell,Carcinoma, Tubular,Adenocarcinomas,Adenocarcinomas, Basal Cell,Adenocarcinomas, Granular Cell,Adenocarcinomas, Oxyphilic,Adenocarcinomas, Tubular,Adenomas, Malignant,Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma,Basal Cell Adenocarcinomas,Carcinomas, Cribriform,Carcinomas, Granular Cell,Carcinomas, Tubular,Cribriform Carcinoma,Cribriform Carcinomas,Granular Cell Adenocarcinoma,Granular Cell Adenocarcinomas,Granular Cell Carcinoma,Granular Cell Carcinomas,Malignant Adenoma,Malignant Adenomas,Oxyphilic Adenocarcinoma,Oxyphilic Adenocarcinomas,Tubular Adenocarcinoma,Tubular Adenocarcinomas,Tubular Carcinoma,Tubular Carcinomas
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012811 Sigmoid Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SIGMOID COLON. Cancer of Sigmoid,Sigmoid Cancer,Cancer of the Sigmoid,Neoplasms, Sigmoid,Sigmoid Colon Cancer,Sigmoid Colon Neoplasms,Sigmoidal Cancer,Cancer, Sigmoid,Cancer, Sigmoid Colon,Colon Cancer, Sigmoid,Colon Neoplasms, Sigmoid,Neoplasm, Sigmoid,Neoplasm, Sigmoid Colon,Neoplasms, Sigmoid Colon,Sigmoid Colon Neoplasm,Sigmoid Neoplasm
D013934 Thymectomy Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed) Thymectomies
D013945 Thymoma A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated. Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded as thymoma. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Carcinoma, Thymic,Carcinomas, Thymic,Thymic Carcinoma,Thymic Carcinomas,Thymomas
D013953 Thymus Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the THYMUS GLAND. Cancer of Thymus,Thymus Cancer,Thymus Tumors,Cancer of the Thymus,Neoplasms, Thymic,Neoplasms, Thymus,Thymic Cancer,Thymic Neoplasms,Thymic Tumors,Cancer, Thymic,Cancer, Thymus,Cancers, Thymic,Cancers, Thymus,Neoplasm, Thymic,Neoplasm, Thymus,Thymic Cancers,Thymic Neoplasm,Thymic Tumor,Thymus Cancers,Thymus Neoplasm,Thymus Tumor,Tumor, Thymic,Tumor, Thymus,Tumors, Thymic,Tumors, Thymus
D016609 Neoplasms, Second Primary Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. The second neoplasm may have the same or different histological type and can occur in the same or different organs as the previous neoplasm but in all cases arises from an independent oncogenic event. The development of the second neoplasm may or may not be related to the treatment for the previous neoplasm since genetic risk or predisposing factors may actually be the cause. Neoplasms, Metachronous,Neoplasms, Metachronous Second Primary,Neoplasms, Therapy-Related,Neoplasms, Treatment-Related,Second Malignancy,Second Neoplasm,Second Primary Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Neoplasms,Therapy-Related Cancer,Treatment-Associated Neoplasms,Treatment-Related Cancer,Cancer, Second Primary,Metachronous Neoplasms,Metachronous Second Primary Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment-Associated,Second Cancer,Second Primary Neoplasms, Metachronous,Therapy-Associated Cancer,Therapy-Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancer,Treatment-Related Neoplasms,Cancer, Second,Cancer, Therapy-Associated,Cancer, Therapy-Related,Cancer, Treatment-Associated,Cancer, Treatment-Related,Cancers, Second,Cancers, Second Primary,Cancers, Therapy-Associated,Cancers, Therapy-Related,Cancers, Treatment-Associated,Cancers, Treatment-Related,Malignancies, Second,Malignancy, Second,Metachronous Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Metachronous,Neoplasm, Second,Neoplasm, Second Primary,Neoplasm, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasm, Therapy-Related,Neoplasm, Treatment-Associated,Neoplasm, Treatment-Related,Neoplasms, Second,Neoplasms, Therapy Associated,Neoplasms, Therapy Related,Neoplasms, Treatment Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment Related,Second Cancers,Second Malignancies,Second Neoplasms,Second Primary Cancer,Second Primary Cancers,Second Primary Neoplasm,Therapy Associated Cancer,Therapy Associated Neoplasms,Therapy Related Cancer,Therapy Related Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Cancers,Therapy-Associated Neoplasm,Therapy-Related Cancers,Therapy-Related Neoplasm,Treatment Associated Cancer,Treatment Associated Neoplasms,Treatment Related Cancer,Treatment Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancers,Treatment-Associated Neoplasm,Treatment-Related Cancers,Treatment-Related Neoplasm

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