Management of stage IVa thymoma with coexistence of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and myasthenia gravis in a postpartum female case report
This rare case of stage IVa thymoma in a postpartum Asian woman with overlapping features of LEMS and MG highlights the role of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for symptom management, and the role of aggressive radical debulking surgery with CPB, in a young, otherwise healthy patient.
Authors
- Andrea Gochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2917-451X)
- Jeffrey B. Velotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-8487)
- Subhasish Kamal Guha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-3495)
- Elaine Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-7750)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- California State University, East Bay (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (US)
- California Northstate University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AME Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/acr-2025-114
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00