title: Thymic carcinoma presenting as an intraluminal growth into the great vessels and the cardiac cavity.
abstract: A rare case of thymic carcinoma with an intraluminal growth to the left brachiocephalic vein, the superior vena cava and the right atrium is described. Venogram and cardiac echogram were useful for evaluating the vascular permeation of the tumor. The patient underwent successful enbloc excision of the tumor under conditions of cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Clinical Research, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Sadanori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeo
authors.forename: Morishige
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology