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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2022

Invasive type B2 thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis, resection with superior vena cava reconstruction.

Sawley A Wilde, William P Carroway, Diana S Hsu, Kian C Banks, Jeffrey B Velotta

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sawley A WildeDepartment of Surgery, UCSF East Bay, Oakland, CA, USA.
William P CarrowayDepartment of Surgery, UCSF East Bay, Oakland, CA, USA.
Diana S HsuDepartment of Surgery, UCSF East Bay, Oakland, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-856X
Kian C BanksDepartment of Surgery, UCSF East Bay, Oakland, CA, USA.
Jeffrey B VelottaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA.
California State University, East Bay · USKaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a 55-year-old male was referred for treatment of an invasive thymoma. Preoperative imaging revealed a thymoma adjacent to the superior vena cava (SVC) with possible invasion of the left innominate vein. After multidisciplinary discussion, he underwent upfront en bloc resection of the tumor with SVC resection and reconstruction. He was discharged after an uncomplicated postoperative course with improvement of his symptoms.

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PMID36071728
PMCPMC9444289
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