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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:1947-1948
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Graft-versus-host disease-type colitis: an unusual association of malignant thymoma

Chady Sader, MBBSa*, Sanjay Sharma, MBBSa, Mark G. Edwards, FRACSa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Accepted for publication November 1, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Sader, PO Box 1163, Canning Bridge, Applecross, Western Australia 6153, Australia
e-mail: chady.sader{at}health.wa.gov.au

We present the case of a patient with a malignant thymoma associated with a graft-versus-host disease-type colitis, of which there has only been a solitary case report in the world literature. Complete surgical resection of the thymoma was achieved; however, the gastrointestinal symptoms persisted.






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