Symptoms Of Thymoma

Muscle Weakness

Many individuals with thymoma also deal with a condition called myasthenia gravis, which is characterized by different degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. Skeletal muscle weakness in these instances increases when an individual is active (e.g., walking) and improves when they rest. The typical muscles affected with this weakness include the ones that control the patient’s chewing, talking, facial expressions, and their eye and eyelid movement. Thankfully, the respiratory muscles are not as commonly affected when patients are dealing with thymoma.