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Xie QIBING
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yin HENG
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Tao YE
Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Chen XI
Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yin GENG
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Xie QIBING, Yin HENG, Tao YE, Chen XI, & Yin GENG. (2013). Is There a Bridge Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Thymomas?. Archives of Rheumatology, 28(4), 267–270. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2013.3751
Abstract
In this report, we describe a 21-year-old male patient who developed a type C thymoma (undifferentiated carcinoma) after five years of stabilized systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activity. The patient remained stable even after chemoradiotherapy for the thymoma, and at the one-year follow-up, treatment had no effect on the progression of the SLE. Previous data regarding the coexistence of SLE and thymomas suggested that interaction occurs between these two diseases through some implicit mechanisms. However, we believe that no interaction takes place between two diseases, based on our experience and related literature data.
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Journal
Archives of Rheumatology
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Volume 28 · Issue 4
Pages
267-270
History
Published Online
December 31, 2013
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Xie QIBING
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yin HENG
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Tao YE
Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Chen XI
Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yin GENG
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Xie QIBING, Yin HENG, Tao YE, Chen XI, & Yin GENG. (2013). Is There a Bridge Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Thymomas?. Archives of Rheumatology, 28(4), 267–270. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2013.3751
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