Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Rima Anggrena; Nurul Iftida Basri; Amilia Afzan Mohd Jamil; Mohd Nazri Yazid; Vairavan @ Ramesh  Velayudham

doi:10.31436/imjm.v22i1.1924

Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Authors

Rima Anggrena Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Nurul Iftida Basri Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Amilia Afzan Mohd Jamil Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mohd Nazri Yazid Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Vairavan @ Ramesh Velayudham Hospital Serdang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v22i1.1924

Keywords:

thymoma, thymic carcinoma, mediastinal mass, myasthenia gravis, pregnancy

Abstract

Thymoma is the commonest mediastinal tumour but a rare type of thymic tumour of unknown aetiology. The overall incidence of thymoma is 0.13 per 100,000 persons per year which is even rarer in pregnancy. Until this date, the specific link between thymoma and pregnancy has not been identified. Presentations are also variables and includes chest pain, respiratory insufficiency, superior vena cava syndrome or non-specific symptoms like fever and weight loss. An autoimmune paraneoplastic disease which is often linked with thymoma includes myasthenia gravis (MG), hypogammaglobinaemia, aplastic anaemia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here we describe a case of thymoma in pregnancy who had successfully delivered and underwent surgical removal postpartum.

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Published

01.01.2023

How to Cite

Anggrena, R., Basri, N. I., Mohd Jamil , A. A., Yazid , M. N., & Velayudham , V. @ R. (2023). Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis in Pregnancy: A Case Report. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v22i1.1924

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2023): IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia - January 2023

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Case Report

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