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Preoperative Embolization Followed by Surgical Excision of a Giant Thymic Carcinoid

Overview
Journal Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Publisher Oxford University Press
Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine
Date 2013 Jan 2
PMID 23277595
Citations 1
Authors
Yiming Zhou
Chang Chen
Minwei Bao
Gening Jiang
Yuming Zhu
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Abstract

We report the case of a 35-year old woman with a giant thymic carcinoid of the left hemithorax. Enhanced computed tomography showed marked vascularization of the tumour, with an enlarged drainage vein. Endovascular embolization of the major feeding arteries of the tumour was performed preoperatively with good angiographic results. A left thoracotomy was performed the following day. Minimal bleeding was observed due to prior embolization. The patient made a rapid postoperative recovery and was discharged 8 days later.

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