Superior vena cava obstruction by tumour thrombus in invasive thymoma: diagnosis and surgical management.
Thymomas are common mediastinal tumours. We report a rare case of thymoma invasion into the superior vena cava with resultant venous obstruction. The tumour was resected. The superior vena cava and left brachiochephalic vein were reconstructed with autologous pericardial patch.
Konstantinov
Igor E
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
Saxena
Pankaj
P
Koniuszko
Miriam
M
Ghosh
Soumya
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Low
Vincent H S
VH
Khor
Tze Sheng
TS
Naran
Anupam
A
Newman
Mark A J
MA
D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
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