Thymic tumors may invade the superior vena cava(SVC)and cause superior vena cava syndrome.Traditionally,such patients tend to choose conservative treatments because of contraindication for surgical treatment.However,t...Thymic tumors may invade the superior vena cava(SVC)and cause superior vena cava syndrome.Traditionally,such patients tend to choose conservative treatments because of contraindication for surgical treatment.However,there were no significant benefits to the patients.In recent years,doctors and scholars have reexamined the value of surgical treatments,and some have performed extended resections of thymic tumors combined with artificial blood vessel replacement,which have achieved compelling effectiveness[1–5].展开更多
文摘Thymic tumors may invade the superior vena cava(SVC)and cause superior vena cava syndrome.Traditionally,such patients tend to choose conservative treatments because of contraindication for surgical treatment.However,there were no significant benefits to the patients.In recent years,doctors and scholars have reexamined the value of surgical treatments,and some have performed extended resections of thymic tumors combined with artificial blood vessel replacement,which have achieved compelling effectiveness[1–5].
