Successful treatment of thymic carcinoma with dermatomyositis and interstitial pneumonia: A case report
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as a Useful Adjunctive Tool for Pneumonia
Published on: May 6, 2014
Xingguo Yang1, Lei Yu1, Fei Li1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Here, we report a rare case of thymic carcinoma (TC) associated with dermatomyositis (DM) and interstitial pneumonia (IP) in a 68-year-old man. The patient presented with the characteristic features of a skin rash with Gottron's papules and increased serum levels of muscle-associated enzymes. Computed tomography (CT) showed the presence of an anterior mediastinal soft tissue mass with IP, which was diagnosed as TC by CT-guided tumor biopsy. The patients DM and IP disappeared completely after radical resection of the tumor. After a 20-month follow-up period, the patient was in good clinical condition without disease recidivism.
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