title: Malignant thymoma presenting as intracardiac tumor and superior vena caval obstruction.
abstract: A case of malignant thymoma with intracardiac infiltration and intrinsic superior vena caval obstruction due to the tumor is reported. Intracardiac invasion by a thymoma is rare and for this reason is believed worthy of a report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology