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Total remission of thymus carcinoma after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin

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We report the case of a 42 year-old woman withmyasthenia gravis associated with a malignant thymoma. Despite surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the thymoma showed soft tissues, pleural and mediastinic progression. Unexpectedly, a complete remission of the thymoma was confirmed by FDG-PET after four cycles of immunoglobulins, administered as treatment for a myasthenic crisis, To our knowledge this is the first case report of complete remission of a malignant thymoma with immunoglobulin therapy.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Clinic. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Manuel Murie-Fernández

  2. Prof. Department of Oncology, University Clinic. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Alfonso Gurpide

  3. Department of Oncology, University Clinic. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Susana de la Cruz

  4. Prof. Department of Neurology, University Clinic. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Purificación de Castro

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Murie-Fernández, M., Gurpide, A., de la Cruz, S. et al. Total remission of thymus carcinoma after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. Clin Transl Oncol 8, 697–699 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-006-0043-7

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