Severe superior vena cava obstruction in thymoma - long term control and survival with combined modality treatment

被引：2

作者：

Kumar, Ritesh ^{[1
]}

Kumar, Narendra ^{[1
]}

Bera, Anjan ^{[1
]}

Bharti, Shreekant ^{[2
]}

Kapoor, Rakesh ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Radiotherapy & Oncol, Chandigarh, India

[2] Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Pathol, Chandigarh, India

来源：

CLINICAL CANCER INVESTIGATION JOURNAL | 2013年 / 2卷 / 01期

关键词：

Chemotherapy; mediastinal tumor; radiotherapy; superior vena cava syndrome; thymoma;

D O I：

10.4103/2278-0513.110806

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Thymoma is a tumor of thymus and is a rare anterior mediastinal tumor. Locally advanced thymoma with superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) is an uncommon presentation. We here present a case of locally advanced case of thymoma with SVCO, which was managed with radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy (CCT). The patient had radiological complete response and is disease free for eight years.

引用

页码：78 / 80

页数：3

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