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Thymic hyperplasia associated with primary Sjogren’s syndrome cured by thymectomy

   
@article{JTD12104,
	author = {Yanzhong Xin and Hongfei Cai and Yang Li and Youbin Cui},
	title = {Thymic hyperplasia associated with primary Sjogren’s syndrome cured by thymectomy},
	journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
	volume = {9},
	number = {2},
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Thymus hyperplasia associated with Sjogren’s syndrome is a rare morbid state. The present study described a 55-year-old woman who presented with a dryness of the oral cavity, and itchy eyes. Chest computed tomography identified a mass, measuring 4×2.5×2.5 cm, located at the anterior mediastinum. The mass was suspected as thymoma, thymic cyst, or teratoma, and resected by thymectomy. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was thymic lymphoid hyperplasia. After 1-year follow-up period, her sicca syndrome has been resolved. The present study records a successful case for thymectomy to treat the patients with thymic hyperplasia associated with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS).},
	issn = {2077-6624},	url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/12104}
}