The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 89, 308-310, Copyright © 1985 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Myasthenia gravis-associated antibodies in asymptomatic thymoma
HJ Moore and EL Woods
Serum antibodies associated with myasthenia gravis were evaluated before
and after therapy in an asymptomatic patient having a malignant thymoma.
The case illustrates that myasthenia-associated antibodies may also be
useful as a tumor marker of thymoma in the work-up of mediastinal masses,
in evaluating therapy of thymoma, and possibly in detecting recurrence of
thymoma and potential for developing myasthenia gravis.