Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk

A patient who had a second recurrent intra-pericardial thymoma is presented. The tumor was expanding in the pericardial space and compressed the pulmonary trunk. The obstruction of the pulmonary trunk could have resulted in a fatal outcome. Surgical management was required, and complete surgical res...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Yamada, Daisuke Masuda, Haruka Takeichi, Yusuke Nakamura, Masayuki Iwazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105816667138