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case_images: Lobulated soft tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum measuring 1.6 cm x 2.9 cm suggestive of thymoma. No fat components or calcifications. No evidence of pleural metastasis.
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case_images: A CT with contrast was performed which yielded an enlarged thymus gland and the diagnosis of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis was made (Figure 1).
case_images: Alopecia areata on the lateral shin after cortisone taper and tacrolimus treatment.
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case_images: During the time of the high cortisone dose, the patient noticed progressive hair loss on the lateral aspects of both shins (Figure 2).
case_images: Serial axial CT images of the chest with contrast presented in reverse chronological order, illustrating the patient's progression from the initial diagnosis to postoperative follow-up after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis associated with thymoma. Image A, dated 18/12/2019, shows the prethymectomy appearance of the thymoma. Image B, from 28/05/2020, shows the mediastinal status shortly after thymectomy. Image C, dated 17/12/2020, and Image D, from 26/10/2023, demonstrate the absence of recurrent disease and the continued postoperative integrity of the mediastinal structures, respectively. This composite figure provides a comprehensive overview of the surgical outcome and the successful absence of recurrence over the course of follow-up.
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