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. 2011 Sep;19(9):392-4.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-011-0114-4.

Right-sided invasive metastatic thymoma of the heart

P M van der Zee  1 , J van Schuppen, R B A van de Brink
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Right-sided invasive metastatic thymoma of the heart

P M van der Zee et al. Neth Heart J. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Cardiac tumours may display diverse symptoms through potential involvement of any structure of the heart. We describe a case of a highly malignant thymoma with involvement of different cardiac structures with important haemodynamic compromise. With the high sensitivity of transthoracic echocardiography for detection of intracardiac masses, computed tomography and magnetic resonance add essential structural preoperative information on the tumour and surrounding tissue as vessels, pleura, lung and mediastinum.

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Fig. 1
Four-chamber view of the intracardiac mass on transthoracic echocardiography. The arrow indicates the mass in the right ventricle. RA, right atrium. RV, right ventricle. LA, left atrium. LV left ventricle
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Axial computed tomography at the level of the heart. The arrows indicate the mass in the right atrium and ventricle. The mass is surrounded with contrast. Note the faint contrast distribution around the tumour and the filling of collateral veins such as the superficial thoracic veins, the azygos and hemiazygos veins and the ipsilateral mammary vein. Pleural effusion on both sides. RV, right ventricle; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium; PE, pleural effusion
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