An Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by the Intravascular Invasion of an Invasive Thymoma / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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: 210-213, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is usually caused by extrinsic compression or invasion of the superior vena cava (SVC) by malignant tumors involving mediastinal structures. Although thymomas are well-known causes of SVCS, cases of SVCS caused by malignant thymomas protruding into adjacent vessels draining the SVC with thrombosis have been very rarely reported worldwide. We experienced a 39-year-old female patient with SVCS that developed after the direct invasion of the left brachiocephalic vein (LBCV) and SVC by an anterior mediastinal mass with a high maximum standardized uptake value on the chest computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography-CT. Based on these results, she underwent en bloc resection of the tumor, including removal of the involved vessels, and was eventually diagnosed as having a type B2 thymoma permeating into the LBCV and SVC. We present this case as a very rare form of SVCS caused by an invasive thymoma.
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Asunto principal:
Tórax
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Trombosis
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Timoma
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Vena Cava Superior
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Síndrome de la Vena Cava Superior
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Venas Braquiocefálicas
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Electrones
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Año:
2013
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