Diagnostic Dilemma: Lymphocytopenia in a Patient with Thymoma – Side Effect due to Irradiation Treatment or Development of Good’s Syndrome

Abstract

A case of persistent B-cell lymphocytopenia in a 40-year-old woman with lymphoid-epithelial thymoma treated with chemotherapy, surgery and irradiation is described. The possible diagnosis of Good’s syndrome (hypogammaglobulinaemia and thymoma) is discussed.

Keywords

• Thymoma
• Thymic tumours
• Lymphocytopenia
• Good’s syndrome
• Hypogammaglobulinaemia
• Irradiation therapy
• Radiation