Stiff man syndrome with thymoma.

Tanaka, Hisaichi; Matsumura, Akihide; Okumura, Meinoshin; Kitaguchi, Masataka; Yamamoto, Satoru; Iuchi, Keiji · Ann Thorac Surg · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Paraneoplastic stiff man syndrome with a thymoma is rare disease. We treated a 57-year-old woman with a type B1 thymoma, based on the World Health Organization classification, who had stiff man syndrome. Her symptoms were alleviated after a thymectomy. Herein we report a case of stiff man syndrome with a thymoma and also review three cases reported previously.

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