Key result
Transthoracic echocardiography detects a rare malignant thymoma causing right ventricular compression.
Why the study?
Malignant thymoma is a rare tumor that can invade the right atrium and present as superior vena cava syndrome, with limited reports on echocardiographic detection of extracardiac mediastinal masses causing chest pain.
Case Report (n=1)
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Malignant thymoma is a rare tumor. We report a case of malignant thymoma with intracaval extension and direct invasion of the right atrium presenting as superior vena cava syndrome.
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Can et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Malignant thymoma (n=1). Echocardiography was evaluated. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography successfully detected a rare extracardiac malignant thymoma compressing the right ventricle in an 80-year-old male presenting with sharp chest pain.
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