title: Malignant thymoma invading the right atrium: a rare echocardiographic finding.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. neclaozer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Necla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Can
authors.forename: Kudret
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aytemir
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Atalar
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erman
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ovünç
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksöyek
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkazik
authors.forename: Sirri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kes
mesh_terms: 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