Cardiac tamponade from a giant thymoma: case report

Cardiac tamponade from a giant thymoma: case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Thymoma, the most common neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum especially in adults, accounts for 20-25% of all mediastinal tumors and 50% of anterior mediastinal masses. These tumors are routinely asymptomatic for prolonged periods of time. Pericardial tamponade...

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Main Authors: Fazlıoğulları Osman, Atalan Nazan, Gürer Onur, Akgün Serdar, Arsan Sinan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Cardiac tumors (includes primary, metastatic)
mediastinal tumor (includes thymus)
thymectomy
thymoma
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/14

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http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/14

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