ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2016
Superior vena cava syndrome from an invasive thymoma with transcaval invasion to the right atrium.
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- Thymomas With Intravascular and Intracardiac Growth.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Preoperative and anesthetic management of high-risk cardiovascular complications of mediastinal masses: a narrative review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- B2 Thymoma with Intracardiac Extension Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review.Acta medica academica · 2025Review
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- Invasive thymoma extending to the right atrium with superior vena cava syndrome presenting massive intracardiac thrombosis immediately after the start of chemotherapy: an autopsy case report.International cancer conference journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Invasive thymoma with transcaval extension to the right atrium is a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome. We present a case on a 74-year-old female presenting with dyspnea on exertion, and facial and upper extremity swelling. Physical examination revealed mild facial swelling, non-pitting edema involving the upper extremities and distention of superficial veins of the anterior chest wall and jugular veins. An echocardiogram showed moderate right atrial dilation with a mobile mass in the atrial cavity prolapsing through the tricuspid valve. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 9.9 × 4.3 cm heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum compressing the superior vena cava and endovenously extending into the right atrium. Tissue biopsy of the mediastinal mass revealed a type B1 thymoma, further staged as a Masaoka IVa invasive thymoma that underwent successfulen blocresection followed by removal of intracaval and right atrial mass.
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