Resection of an invasive thymoma extending into the superior vena cava and right atrium

Weidong Li; Xin Chen; Xiayi Lv; Xiaolong Guo; Yunhai Yang; Yiming Ni; Jingya Fan; Liang Ma

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01036.x

Resection of an invasive thymoma extending into the superior vena cava and right atrium

J Card Surg. 2010 Sep;25(5):515-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01036.x.

Authors

Weidong Li¹, Xin Chen, Xiayi Lv, Xiaolong Guo, Yunhai Yang, Yiming Ni, Jingya Fan, Liang Ma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

PMID: 20487112
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01036.x

Abstract

Although invasive thymoma commonly infiltrates mediastinal structures, intracardiac extension from intracaval growth is rare. We present a case of invasive thymoma with intravascular invasion of the superior vena cava extending into the right atrium.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods
Emergency Treatment
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Atria / surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology*
Neoplasm Staging
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Sternotomy / methods
Thymectomy / methods
Thymoma / diagnostic imaging
Thymoma / pathology
Thymoma / surgery*
Thymus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Thymus Neoplasms / pathology
Thymus Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vena Cava, Superior / pathology*
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery