Journal of Animal Clinical Medicine
Online ISSN : 1881-1574
Print ISSN : 1344-6991
ISSN-L : 1344-6991
Case Report
Acquired Myasthenia Gravis with Thymoma in a Dog
Yuichi AWAMURAKazuyuki UCHIDASakurako YAMAZAKI
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2002 Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages 131-135

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Abstract
An 11-year-old female mix-breed dog was presented with a complaint of walking difficulty. A tentative diagnosis of acquired myasthenia gravis associated with thymoma was made by clinical signs, edrophonium test, radiographs and cytology. The clinical signs were controled well with pyridostigmine bromide and predonisolone therapy, but the dog suddenly died 4.5 months after presentation. Histopathology of the mediastinum mass was consistent with thymoma and multiple thymic cysts. In this case, diminution of the mass was observed without specific treatment for thymoma.
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© 2002 Japanese Society of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
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