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Clara Salles Figueiredo1, Isabela Bispo Santos da Silva Costa1,2,3, Cristina Salvadori Bittar1,2,3, Antonio Fernando Lins de Paiva2, Ivanhoé Stuart Lima1, Paulo Henrique do Amor Divino1, Carolina Maria P D de C Silva1, Silvia Moulin Ribeiro Fonseca1, Roberto Kalil Filho2,3, Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar1,2.
Abstract
Thymomas are usually tumors with a good prognosis but with potential to invade nearby structures. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman previously diagnosed with an invasive thymoma that came to the emergence room with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome. After a coronary computed tomography angiography, it was seen that the tumor was invading the myocardial and it was irrigated by the left circumflex coronary and its branches. Considering her poor prognosis, it was decided not to make further interventions. This case highlights a unique and rare case of an unresectable thymoma that was invading the myocardium and it was irrigated by the left circumflex coronary and its branches, causing typical angina due to compromised coronary blood flow by the mass causing ischemia. 2020 AME Case Reports. All rights reserved.Entities:
Keywords: Thymoma; acute coronary syndrome; case report; neovascularization
Year: 2020 PMID： 33179004 PMCID： PMC7608719 DOI： 10.21037/acr-19-174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AME Case Rep ISSN： 2523-1995