Giant cell polymyositis and myocarditis associated with myasthenia gravis and thymoma

T Kon, F Mori, K Tanji, Y Miki, T Kimura… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
T Kon, F Mori, K Tanji, Y Miki, T Kimura, K Wakabayashi
Neuropathology, 2013Wiley Online Library
We describe an unusual case of myasthenia gravis. Our patient had been diagnosed as
having myasthenia gravis with thymoma at the age of 64 years, and died of acute respiratory
failure at the age of 80 years. Post mortem examination revealed CD8‐positive lymphocytic
infiltration with numerous giant cells in the skeletal muscles and myocardium.
Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies revealed that there were two types of giant
cells: histiocytic and myocytic in origin. Furthermore, both types of giant cells were …
We describe an unusual case of myasthenia gravis. Our patient had been diagnosed as having myasthenia gravis with thymoma at the age of 64 years, and died of acute respiratory failure at the age of 80 years. Post mortem examination revealed CD8‐positive lymphocytic infiltration with numerous giant cells in the skeletal muscles and myocardium. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies revealed that there were two types of giant cells: histiocytic and myocytic in origin. Furthermore, both types of giant cells were immunopositive for proteins implicated in the late endosome and lysosome‐protease systems, suggesting that endocytosis may be the key mechanism in the formation of giant cells. The present case, together with a few similar cases reported previously, may represent a particular subset of polymyositis, that is, giant cell polymyositis and myocarditis associated with myasthenia gravis and thymoma.
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