Acute myocardial infarction as presenting symptom of thymoma with compression on a coronary stent

Abstract We report the clinical case of a patient with acute myocardial infarction due to coronary stent compression as first manifestation of a large thymoma. The patient underwent a coronarography and thrombus aspiration + plain old balloon angioplasty restoring the stent patency. The mass resecti...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Leonardi, Giovanni Natale, Paolo Laperuta, Roberto Scaramuzzi, Gianfranco Apostolico, Francesco Leone, Carlo Bergaminelli, Alfonso Fiorelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-10-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.15435
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Summary:Abstract We report the clinical case of a patient with acute myocardial infarction due to coronary stent compression as first manifestation of a large thymoma. The patient underwent a coronarography and thrombus aspiration + plain old balloon angioplasty restoring the stent patency. The mass resection was performed through left robotic‐assisted thoracic surgery (RATS), resulting in a type A thymoma pT1a, IIb Masaoka‐Koga. An uncommon presentation led to early diagnosis and treatment of a thymoma with both oncological and functional significance.
ISSN:1759-7706
1759-7714