Radical excision of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardial extension: a successful case report.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.

Published: October 1997

A case of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension is reported. The use of cardiopulmonary bypass was necessary to achieve a radical excision of the tumor thus avoiding early death due to cardiovascular complications. This highly unusual mode of tumor presentation makes this particular case worth reporting.

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