Author(s)

Damien Mikael Hansra, Mario Ponce, Francisco Socola, Maria Helena Restrepo

Department of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospit-al/University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.

A Pleural mass biopsy was performed showing an invasive thymoma. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest performed on admission revealed a left sided pleural mass, anterior mediastinal mass, lymphadenopathy and pericardial effusion. Pleural mass biopsy showed an invasive thymoma. Due to her clinical presentation, a complete work-up was performed revealing paraneoplastic systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), myasthenia gravis (MG) and hypogammaglobulinemia. We reviewed the literature regarding thymoma and its relationship with paraneoplastic SLE, MG and hypogammaglobulinemia.

Thymoma, Paraneoplastic, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Myasthenia Gravis, Hypogammaglobulinemia

Hansra, D. , Ponce, M. , Socola, F. and Restrepo, M. (2014) Rare Case of a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Thymoma Presenting with Paraneoplastic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Myasthenia Gravis, and Hypogammaglobulinemia. Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, 4, 146-152. doi: 10.4236/ojra.2014.43021.