Successful treatment of type <scp>B2</scp> thymoma with steroid and radiotherapy
An 86-year-old woman with leg edema and dyspnea on exertion was admitted to our hospital. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the anterior mediastinum with pericardial invasion. Histological examination with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) led to the diagnosis of Masaoka stage IVa type B2 thymoma. For palliation, radiotherapy (32 Gy/16 fractions) and prednisolone (30 mg/day) were administered and tapered. After treatment, both the pericardial effusion and tumour size decreased. Combination therapy with steroids and radiotherapy may be effective for treating thymomas.
Authors
- Tomoyoshi Inoue
- Keisuke Shiraha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2383-9532)
- Miho Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3790-4373)
- Yuki Takigawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-0423)
- Mayu Goda
- Keiichi Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-0243)
- Kenichiro Kudo
- Hiromi Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-9080)
- Ken Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-6236)
- Akiko Satô (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-4026)
- Takuo Shibayama
- Suzuka Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0492-4019)
Institutions
- Okayama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respirology Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70006
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37