Usefulness of intraoperative nerve monitoring for giant type AB thymoma combined with an aberrant right subclavian artery: a case report

Usefulness of intraoperative nerve monitoring for giant type AB thymoma combined with an aberrant right subclavian artery: a case report

Abstract Background Abnormal tumor vascularization and escalating tumor size represent two major impediments that make cancer surgery impossible or complicated. Case presentation Herein, we report the case of a giant thymoma (type AB) in a 58-year-old woman who presented with cough and yellow sputum...

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Main Authors: Yoshihito Iijima, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Aika Yamagata, Nozomu Motono, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Hidetaka Uramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Thymoma
Surgery
Aberrant right subclavian artery
Nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve
Intraoperative nerve monitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02056-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02056-6

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