An unusual mediastinal outline

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2012 Jan;13(1):47-9. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834df0b7.

Abstract

Thymoma is the most common primary neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with asymptomatic thymoma involving the right atrium, and the diagnostic pathway.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Biopsy
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma / diagnosis*
  • Thymoma / therapy
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed