• Rev Mal Respir · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    [Thymoma associated with pure red cell aplasia and Kaposi's sarcoma].

    • W Ketata, S Fouzi, S Msaad, S Ben Amira, I Yangui, and A Ayoub.
    • Service de pneumo-allergologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie. wajdi.ketata@yahoo.fr
    • Rev Mal Respir. 2009 Jan 1; 26 (1): 78-82.

    IntroductionThymoma is a rare tumor which represents about 20% of mediastinal tumors. It is associated with several parathymic conditions. A second cancer frequently occurs during long term follow up.Case ReportWe report the case of a 59 year-old woman who presented with a two month history of a dry cough. Thoracic imaging revealed a soft tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum with associated bilateral pleural effusion and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy was normal. CT guided-biopsy was not contributive. A diagnostic mediastinoscopy was carried out. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of thymoma. The patient was treated with 4 cycles of chemotherapy which led to a partial regression of the mass. The course was marked by the occurrence of a pure red cell aplasia requiring corticosteroid therapy which caused the disappearance of the anemia. However, bluish nodules appeared on the patients legs which when biopsied were found to represent Kaposi's sarcoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy (vinblastine) without any improvement of the cutaneous lesions.ConclusionOur case describes the association of a thymoma, pure red cell aplasia and Kaposi's sarcoma. Immunologic disorders seem to be in the origin of this association.

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