title: Use of a dacron prosthesis for relief of superior vena cava obstruction in a child with thymoma.
abstract: A case of thrombosis of superior vena cava in a child with thymoma is reported and the necessity of an exact definition of vascular lesions in thymopathies underlined. The innominate veins and the superior vena cava should be visualized preoperatively to program an appropriate radical surgical treatment particularly when these vessels are affected by the tumor.
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates