We present the case of a 53-year old male from the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC) who presented himself to his general practitioner with along-lasting infection of the upper airways that did not respond to antibiotictherapy.
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| Thymoma |
A chest X-ray was performed and the patient was hospitalized because of
a mediastinal mass. After CT-scan and a biopsy the diagnosis of a Thymoma Type
AB Masaoka Stadium II was established. The surgical in toto thymectomy was
performed without complications. A few days postinterventionally the patient
presented with serious alteration of his general condition, constipation,
vomiting after food intake and weight loss to now 35 kg, representing a BMI of
13.7 kg/m2. Symptomatic therapy was initiated and the patient was discharged.
The patient was seen again by the thoracic surgeons for a follow up and removal
of the surgical sutures. Because of a further alteration of his general
condition and persistent gastrointestinal symptoms the patient was admitted to
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