RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidental invasive thymoma during coronary artery bypass surgery
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 140
OP 142
VO 30
IS 1
A1 Al-Smady , Moaath
A1 Hammdan, Farouq F.
A1 Abu-Abeeleh, Mahmood M.
A1 Massad, Islam M.
YR 2009
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/30/1/140.abstract
AB We encountered 2 incidental cases of invasive thymomas at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan; during routine coronary artery bypass graft surgery between 2005 and 2008 with an incidence of 0.6%. Both patients presented with angina pain. None of the 2 patients had pressure symptoms cough, shortness of breath or superior vena cava syndrome or Myasthenia Gravis symptoms. Total thymectomy with dissection of perithymic fat was performed on both cases. No radiotherapy was given. No recurrence of the tumor was seen in 2 years follow up. These cases are presented to emphasize the occurrence of this tumor.