Malignant thymoma. A complicated triad of SVC syndrome, cardiac tamponade, and DIC.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient presented with multisystem disease due to a very aggressive malignant thymoma. The case was complicated by the triad of cardiac tamponade, superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). A review of the English literature reveals this to be a unique constellation of clinical symptoms and that DIC was heretofore unreported.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Thymoma
- Thymus Neoplasms