Table 2 Five cases of thymic amyloidosis and our case
From: Sclerosing thymoma-like thymic amyloidoma with nephrotic syndrome: a case report
Case number | Age (years) | Gender | Clinical symptom | Past history or underlying disease | Tumor size (cm) | Calcification/Ossification | Lymphoplasma cell infiltration | Amyloid type | Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 33 | Female | (−) | RA | 8.3 | (+)/(+) | (−) | AA(+) | Surgical resection |
2 | 55 | Female | (−) | (−) | 7 | (+)/(+) | (+) | AL(+) | Surgical resection |
3 | 46 | Female | Ptosis, weakness in the neck, dyspnea | MG, myasthenic crisis | 4 | (+)/(+) | (+) | AL(+) | Immunoglobulin therapy, steroid therapy, surgical resection |
4 | 85 | Male | Diplopia | DM, HT, BPH, maxillary sinusitis, arthritis of the knee joint | 4 | (+)/NA | NA | AL(+) | Surgical resection |
5 | 45 | Female | Ptosis, diplopia | MG | 8.4 | (+)/NA | NA | AL(−) AA(−) | Steroid therapy and surgical resection |
Our Case | 78 | Female | General malaise | HT | 7.8 | (+)/(−) | (−) | AL(−) AA(−) | Steroid therapy |