Superior vena caval syndrome and ipsilateral pleural effusion: A rare presentation of anterior mediastinal thymoma
Incidence of thymic malignancies is very low. Thymoma, a tumor of thymus gland, is of epithelial origin and is most common anterior mediastinal tumor. In most cases, thymomas are localized and locally advanced thymomas may rarely present with superior vena caval obstruction (SVCO) and malignant pleu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Lung India |
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| Online Access: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=4;spage=383;epage=386;aulast=Das |