title: Radical excision of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardial extension: a successful case report.
abstract: A case of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension is reported. The use of cardiopulmonary bypass was necessary to achieve a radical excision of the tumor thus avoiding early death due to cardiovascular complications. This highly unusual mode of tumor presentation makes this particular case worth reporting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippone
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savona
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tomasello
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guzzetta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zarcone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agate
mesh_terms: D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000473:pathology; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology*