title: An unusual mediastinal outline.
abstract: Thymoma is the most common primary neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with asymptomatic thymoma involving the right atrium, and the diagnostic pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Cardiology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Via Gattamelata 64, Padua, Italy. alberto.banzato@ioveneto.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banzato
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Polverosi
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Canal
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001706:Biopsy; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed