Malignant thymoma invading the right atrium: a rare echocardiographic finding.
Malignant thymoma is a rare tumor. We report a case of malignant thymoma with intracaval extension and direct invasion of the right atrium presenting as superior vena cava syndrome.
Ozer
Necla
N
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. neclaozer@hotmail.com
Can
Ilknur
I
Aytemir
Kudret
K
Atalar
Enver
E
Erman
Mustafa
M
Ovünç
Kenan
K
Aksöyek
Serdar
S
Demirkazik
Figen
F
Kes
Sirri
S
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed