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==Signs and symptoms==
==Signs and symptoms==
===Symptoms related to mass compression===
===Symptoms related to mass compression===
30% of patients with a thymoma have symptoms caused by compression of the surrounding organs, these symptoms may include:<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref>
Approximately 30% of patients with thymoma have symptoms caused by compression of the surrounding organs, these may include:<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref>
 
* Facial swelling (due to compression of the [[vena cava superior|upper caval vein]])
* Facial swelling (due to compression of the [[vena cava superior|upper caval vein]])
*[[Dysphagia]] (due to compression of the [[esophagus]])
*[[Dysphagia]] (due to compression of the [[esophagus]])
*[[Cough]] and [[wheezing]] (due to compression of the [[trachea]])
*[[Cough]] and [[wheezing]] (due to compression of the [[trachea]])
*[[Chest pain]] (due to local compression of the mass itself)
*[[Chest pain]] (due to local compression of the mass itself)
===Sympotoms related to associated autoimmune diseases===
 
30% of patients have their tumors discovered because they have an associated autoimmune disorder, these symptoms may include:  
===Symptoms related to associated autoimmune diseases===
Approximately 30% of patients have their tumors discovered because they have an associated autoimmune disorder, these symptoms may include:  
*[[Muscle weakness]] (associated with [[myasthenia gravis]] and [[polymyositis]])
*[[Muscle weakness]] (associated with [[myasthenia gravis]] and [[polymyositis]])
*[[Anemia]] (associated with [[pure red cell aplasia]])
*[[Anemia]] (associated with [[pure red cell aplasia]])
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===Asymptomatic===
===Asymptomatic===
33% to 50% of patients with thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified on a [[chest X-ray]] performed for an unrelated problems.<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref>
Approximately 33% to 50% of patients with thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified incidentally.<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Symptoms of thymoma include muscle weakness, cough, wheezing, and dysphagia in addition to the symptoms of associated immune syndromes such as anemia, arthralgia, and skin rash.

Signs and symptoms

Symptoms related to mass compression

Approximately 30% of patients with thymoma have symptoms caused by compression of the surrounding organs, these may include:[1]

Symptoms related to associated autoimmune diseases

Approximately 30% of patients have their tumors discovered because they have an associated autoimmune disorder, these symptoms may include:

Asymptomatic

Approximately 33% to 50% of patients with thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified incidentally.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ (1999). "Thymoma: state of the art". Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 17 (7): 2280–9. PMID 10561285. Retrieved 2012-01-18. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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