| Literature DB >> 19379928 |
Ahmad Ali Amirghofran1, Abbas Emaminia, Shahrzad Rayatpisheh, Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini, Yahya Attaran.
Abstract
A case of invasive thymoma with intra-caval and intracardiac extension presenting as superior vena cava syndrome is reported. The tumor is excised on cardiopulmonary bypass, and superior vena cava is bypassed using a Dacron graft (DuPont, Wilmington, DE). Five-year follow-up of the patient showed a patent graft.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19379928 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330