Case Reports
Resection of an Invasive Thymoma Extending into the Superior Vena Cava and Right Atrium
Address for correspondence: Liang Ma, M.D., Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Qingchun Road 79, HangZhou 310003, China. e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Abstract Although invasive thymoma commonly infiltrates mediastinal structures, intracardiac extension from intracaval growth is rare. We present a case of invasive thymoma with intravascular invasion of the superior vena cava extending into the right atrium. (J Card Surg 2010;25:515-517)
