title: Extended operation for invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension.
abstract: Two cases of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension into the right atrium are reported. Radical excisions and reconstructions of the superior vena cava (SVC) requiring extracorporeal circulation were performed. Invasive thymoma with this growth pattern is extremely rare, and patients with SVC obstruction should be evaluated for the resection of tumors and reconstruction of the SVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, E1, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasunobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*