Intracaval and Intracardiac Extension of Malignant Thymoma

Sachiko FUTAMI; Tomio YAMASAKI; Rieko MINAMI; Kohji MATSUBA; Keisuke INOUE; Shigeki NISHIMOTO; Shinichirou MATSUMOTO; Tatsurou ASADA; Kyoichi OGAWA; Masaru FURUMOTO

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.32.257

Sachiko FUTAMI, Tomio YAMASAKI, Rieko MINAMI, Kohji MATSUBA, Keisuke INOUE, Shigeki NISHIMOTO, Shinichirou MATSUMOTO, Tatsurou ASADA, Kyoichi OGAWA, Masaru FURUMOTO

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Sachiko FUTAMI
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Tomio YAMASAKI
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Rieko MINAMI
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Kohji MATSUBA
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Keisuke INOUE
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Shigeki NISHIMOTO
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Shinichirou MATSUMOTO
the Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Tatsurou ASADA
the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Kyoichi OGAWA
the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji
Masaru FURUMOTO
the Department of Pathology, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji

Keywords: superior vena cava syndrome, mediastinal tumor

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1993 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 257-260

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.32.257

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Abstract

A case of malignant thymoma presenting as the superior vena cava syndrome is reported. A 56-year old male was admitted with superior vena cava syndrome. CT and NMR-CT scan showed a solid homogenous superior mediastinal mass; which filled the lumen of the superior vena cava and the right atrium. A biopsy of the right atrial mass showed myxoma, and operation was performed. Histopathologically the tumor was diagnosed as thymoma. Intracaval and intracardiac extension of a thymoma is very rare.
(Internal Medicine 32: 257-260, 1993)

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