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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• DeBoard, Zachary M., MD
• Taylor, Benedict J.W., MD

Titel

Good’s Syndrome: Successful Management of Thymoma With Hypoimmunoglobulinemia

Ist Teil von

• The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2015-11, Vol.100 (5), p.1903-1905

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We report a case of Good’s syndrome managed with surgery and immunotherapy in a 58-year-old man who presented with a left arm skin infection and cough for 2 months. Imaging and laboratory studies revealed a large anterior mediastinal mass and panhypoimmunoglobulinemia, respectively. A biopsy was consistent with thymoma, and a diagnosis of Good’s syndrome was established. Thymectomy was followed by intravenous immunoglobulin G and filgrastim with complete recovery through 9 months after discharge. Good’s syndrome remains a rare entity often associated with poor prognosis. Adequate surgical resection remains key to outcomes, whereas immunotherapy aids in reducing postoperative complications and may improve survival.