Going beyond the coronaries: Routine cardiovascular risk assessment reveals rare incidental thymoma

Going beyond the coronaries: Routine cardiovascular risk assessment reveals rare incidental thymoma

Thymomas are rare anterior mediastinal masses that present with local or paraneoplastic symptoms. Definitive diagnosis requires tissue sampling but early detection leads to early intervention and improved outcomes. We present a case where routine cardiovascular risk assessment identified an incident...

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Main Authors: Daniel Karlsberg, MD, FACC, FSCCT, Henry Steyer, Nicole Grignoli, John Rumberger, PhD, MD, FACC, FSCCT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Incidental mass
Thymoma
Mediastinal mass
Cardiac computed tomographic angiography
Pericardial mass
coronary artery calcium score
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323000201

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