Diagnostic Dilemma: Lymphocytopenia in a Patient with Thymoma – Side Effect due to Irradiation Treatment or Development of Good’s Syndrome

oleh: Klas Raaschou-Jensen, Terese L. Katzenstein, Hanne Marquart, Lars Ryder, Gedske Daugaard

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Karger Publishers 2010-07-01

Deskripsi

A case of persistent B-cell lymphocytopenia in a 40-year-old woman with lymphoid-epithelial thymoma treated with chemotherapy, surgery and irradiation is described. The possible diagnosis of Good’s syndrome (hypogammaglobulinaemia and thymoma) is discussed.