[Thymic carcinoma with vascular resection].
Thymic carcinomas are rare neplasm. The standard treatment for advanced thymic carcinoma has not yet been established, and the prognosis is poor. We report 3 cases of thymic carcinoma involving major vessely. Case 1:The aortic arch and the innominate vein were involved. Case 2:The left brachiocephalic vein was involved. Case 3:Tumor invaded to superior vena cava. Complete resection of the tumor was possible with vascular reconstruction.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Onomichi General Hospital, Onomichi, Japan.
Minoru
M
Yamaki
Toshio
T
Noriyuki
Masaki
M
Hamamoto
Syuji
S
Yonehara
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery