Table 2. List of case reports.
| Case | Age (years) | Gender | CT size (cm) | Diagnosis | Surgical method | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Female | 12.5 | Type A thymoma | Total thymectomy | Thymoma associated with pancytopenia and Good’s syndrome |
| 2 | 68 | Female | 5.4 | Type B1 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Thymoma-induced pure red cell aplasia |
| 3 | 68 | Male | 8.5 | Type A thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Atypical type A thymoma variant manifesting polymyalgia rheumatica |
| 4 | 26 | Female | 6 | Type B3 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Thymoma-related stiff-person syndrome |
| 5 | 60 | Female | 6 | Type AB thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Autoimmune alopecia areata due to thymoma |
| 6 | 71 | Male | – | Type A thymoma | Thoracoscopic tumor biopsy | Neoplastic cardiac tamponade |
| 7 | 49 | Male | 6 | Type B2 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Combined thymoma and a multilocular thymic cyst discovered due to chest pain |
| 8 | 44 | Male | 11 | Type B2 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Thymoma exhibiting spontaneous regression with developing MG |
| 9 | – | – | – | Recurrence thymoma | – | The addition of L-carnitine to the immunotherapy rechallenge regimen effectively relieved and prevented the reoccurrence of MG |
| 10 | 63 | Male | 2.3 | Type B3 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Multiple thymoma were possible malignant transformation |
| 1.4 | Squamous cell carcinoma | Thymic carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis | ||||
| 0.6 | Squamous cell carcinoma | Extended thymectomy should be the treatment of choice for minimize the chance of recurrence | ||||
| 11 | 66 | Male | 6 | Type A thymoma | CT-guided needle biopsy | If surgery is challenging, anticoagulants might be considered before chemotherapy to prevent thrombus formation |
| 12 | 72 | Male | 2 | Type AB thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Extremely rare case of thymoma with raised levels of CA 19-9 |
| 13 | 55 | Female | – | Type B3 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Robotic surgery might expand the indications for minimally invasive thymectomy |
| 14 | 63 | Female | 5.6 | Type B2 thymoma | Thymectomy | AIH should be carefully considered in thymoma patients with liver dysfunction |
| 15 | 71 | Male | 2.7 | Thymic small cell carcinoma | Extended thymectomy | After surgery the patient’s symptoms had not improved |
| Anticholinesterase treatment alleviated his symptoms | ||||||
| 16 | 71 | Male | 3.8 | MTWLS | Extended thymectomy | MTWLS is a very rare type of thymoma, which could be best treated by surgical resection |
| 17 | 78 | Female | – | Thymoma (WHO type B2 > B3) | Local resection | Isolated local resection of ectopic thymoma may be enough for controlling MG especially in elderly patients |
| 18 | 62 | Female | 4 | Type B2 thymoma | Extended thymectomy | Efficacy of eculizumab for postoperative exacerbation of thymoma-associated MG |
MG, myasthenia gravis; AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; MTWLS, micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma; WHO, World Health Organization.