Malignant thymoma causing tricuspid valve obstruction.
A 57-year-old man presenting with a retrosternal mass was found to have a malignant thymoma. This was treated with surgery and radiotherapy. It recurred 5 years later as an intra-cardiac mass causing tricuspid valve obstruction.
Gunn
J
J
York District Hospital, U.K.
Walker
D R
DR
Boyle
R M
RM
D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve