MALIGNANT THYMOMA - A COMPLICATED TRIAD OF SVC SYNDROME, CARDIAC-TAMPONADE, AND DIC

Authors
DIB HR FRIEDMAN B KHOULI HI GERBER DR WEISS RL
Citation
Hr. Dib et al., MALIGNANT THYMOMA - A COMPLICATED TRIAD OF SVC SYNDROME, CARDIAC-TAMPONADE, AND DIC, Chest, 105(3), 1994, pp. 941-942
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
105
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
941 - 942
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)105:3<941:MT-ACT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A patient presented with multisystem disease due to a very aggressive malignant thymoma. The case was complicated by the triad of cardiac ta mponade, superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, and disseminated intravasc ular coagulation (DIC). A review of the English literature reveals thi s to be a unique constellation of clinical symptoms and that DIC was h eretofore unreported.