title: Tumor encasement of the right coronary artery: role of anatomic and functional imaging in diagnosis and therapeutic management.
abstract: We presented two rare cases of mediastinal tumor encasing the right coronary artery (RCA), one with recurrent metastatic thymoma and another with primary poorly differentiated neoplasm. Different degrees and locations of RCA involvement were noted. The treatment approach varied from conservative to surgical. Coronary artery involvement by mediastinal tumors is important to be investigated with imaging as it may guide the surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Steigner
keywords: Computed Tomography; Right Coronary Artery; Tumor; Vascular Encasement.