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

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 547-549

  Filippone, G ^a,c   Savona, I ^a   Tomasello, V ^a   Guzzetta, P ^a   Zarcone, N ^b   Agate, V ^b  

^a Division of Cardiac Surgery   (Italy)

^b Sect Pathol Osp Civico B   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thymus neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX SURGERY; THYMOMA;

BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0030730359     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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