Literature DB >> 11343963

Intraluminal biopsy of a superior vena cava mass.

C S Carr1, R Rawlins, K M Brown, J F Reidy, C R Cameron.   

Abstract

A number of methods have been devised for the biopsy of intracaval tumour masses but all risk damage to the cava and tumour dissemination. We report on a case in which the tumour mass was almost entirely within the superior vena cava and describe an 'endoscopic' technique for biopsy.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11343963     DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00653-4

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg        ISSN: 1010-7940            Impact factor:   4.191


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1.  Invasive thymoma presenting as classic superior vena cava syndrome: a case of venous spread metastasis.

Authors:  Prasan Kumar Panda; Naveet Wig; Sanjeev Kumar; Sudheer Arava
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2016-10-26
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