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

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
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spelling doaj-137dbb5684f94505bfb31f7b8b3a2f502020-11-25T03:15:03ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2010-10582059-23292017-06-012610.1177/2010105816667138Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunkShunsuke Yamada0Daisuke Masuda1Haruka Takeichi2Yusuke Nakamura3Masayuki Iwazaki4Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, JapanA 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 resection and mediastinal adjuvant radiation therapy were effective in this patient’s management.https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105816667138
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Daisuke Masuda
Haruka Takeichi
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Daisuke Masuda
Haruka Takeichi
Yusuke Nakamura
Masayuki Iwazaki
Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
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Daisuke Masuda
Haruka Takeichi
Yusuke Nakamura
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title Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
title_short Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
title_full Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
title_fullStr Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
title_full_unstemmed Intra-pericardial recurrent thymoma presenting with compression of the pulmonary trunk
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series Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
issn 2010-1058
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publishDate 2017-06-01
description 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 resection and mediastinal adjuvant radiation therapy were effective in this patient’s management.
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