[Lympho-epithelial thymoma revealed by a cardiac tamponade].
The authors report the case of a 62 year old patient admitted for a tamponade, revealing a mixed lympho-epithelial thymoma with invasion of the pericardium, the aorta and of the pulmonary arteria. The histological diagnosis was confirmed by a surgical biopsy performed after emergency pericardiocentesis. A neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered followed by incomplete surgical resection and then a post operative radiotherapy. A local relapse was diagnosed at one year follow up by CT scan and a second line chemotherapy was administered. No further relapse occurred and patient was alive at four years.
Genée
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Unité de soins cardiaques intensifs, service de cardiologie A. o.genee@free.fr
Dumont
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P
Champagne De Labriolle
A
A
Pacouret
G
G
Lemarié
E
E
Charbonnier
B
B
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery