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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep;25(5):515-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01036.x.

Resection of an invasive thymoma extending into the superior vena cava and right atrium

Weidong Li  1 , Xin Chen, Xiayi Lv, Xiaolong Guo, Yunhai Yang, Yiming Ni, Jingya Fan, Liang Ma
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Resection of an invasive thymoma extending into the superior vena cava and right atrium

Weidong Li et al. J Card Surg. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Although invasive thymoma commonly infiltrates mediastinal structures, intracardiac extension from intracaval growth is rare. We present a case of invasive thymoma with intravascular invasion of the superior vena cava extending into the right atrium.

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