title: Invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium.
abstract: We report an unusual case of invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium. Computed tomography and venacavography demonstrated this manner of extension of thymoma. The tumor was completely removed by means of cardiopulmonary bypass after four courses of chemotherapy. Multidisciplinary treatment for invasive thymoma with this growth pattern is thought to be useful.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Diseases, Tochigi Cancer Center, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirotani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology