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. 1996 May;75(5):531–532. doi: 10.1136/hrt.75.5.531

Fatal giant cell myocarditis after resection of thymoma.

P E Glennon 1, M E Petersen 1, M N Sheppard 1
PMCID: PMC484358  PMID: 8665352

Abstract

A case of fulminant, fatal myocarditis occurring 10 days after resection of a benign medullary thymoma is described. A rare association between thymoma and giant cell myocarditis is recognised, but fulminant presentation so soon after removal of thymoma has not previously been reported.

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