title: [Extensive surgical resection in the treatment of invasive thymoma].
abstract: In 10%-15% of patients, myasthenia gravis is associated with thymoma. Because of its site, this tumour can have an un-noticed clinical history over a considerable time and be diagnosed when adjacent structures such as mediastinal vessels, heart or trachea become infiltrated. We present a patient with thymoma and infiltration of the superior vena cava, and which represents an incipient vena cava syndrome. The surgical treatment consisted of complete resection of the tumour including partial replacement of the vena cava with a pericardial patch. The surgery was complemented with radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital de La Ribera, Ctra. Corbera-Alzira, Alzira 46600, Valencia, Spain. jgalbis@hospital-ribera.com
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galbis Caravajal
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sales Badía
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viñals Larruga
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pallardó Calatayud
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soler Tortosa
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Jimenez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior