Surgical Treatment of Malignant Thymoma Invading the Superior Vena Cava.
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2018.04.05
- Author:
Lin XU
1
Author Information
1. Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing 210009, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Superior vena cava;
Surgical treatment;
Thymoma
- MeSH:
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome;
diagnostic imaging;
etiology;
surgery;
Thymoma;
complications;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Thymus Neoplasms;
complications;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Vena Cava, Superior;
diagnostic imaging;
pathology;
surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2018;21(4):265-268
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper introduced surgical treatment of malignancy-related superior vena cava syndrome. Typical cases were presented with diagnostic radiology results. Authors focused on the main approach to the malignancy-related superior vena cava syndrome of surgery. In order to make it simple for junior doctors to learn and practice, all 4 operation methods were described in details. The writer hopes it would be helpful for all the young thoracic surgeons.
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