Thoracoscopic thymectomy in a patient with pemphigus
For more detail: http://www.annalscts.com/article/view/8391/9111
This is a case of a 50-year-old man with pemphigus foliaceus who was found to have a thymoma. Computed tomography (CT) scans revealed a large anterior mediastinal mass, 6 cm in diameter, which was heterogeneous in appearance with no evidence of invasion. CT-guided biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of type AB thymoma. A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) radical thymectomy was performed on this gentleman.
Video Chapters
00:00:21 Clinical vignette
00:01:50 Dissection of thymoma
00:02:55 Surgical margins
00:04:00 Ligation of thymic veins
00:04:54 Separation of tumor
00:05:50 Conclusions
Cite this article as: Xie A, Yan TD. Thoracoscopic thymectomy in a patient with pemphigus. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(6):571-572. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.11.03
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