Appearance of thymoma 15 years after extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis without thymoma.

Several cases of thymoma recurrence after resection have been reported. However, thymoma appearance following an extended thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis is very rare. We report a case of thymoma in a 48-year-old woman, 15 years after an extended thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. The importance of a complete dissection of mediastinal adipose tissue during the extended thymectomy as well as careful follow-up for such patients is also noted.