Tumor Encasement of the Right Coronary Artery: Role of Anatomic and Functional Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management
Yu-Hsiang Juan1 , 2
Yiannis S Chatzizisis, *
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Sachin S Saboo1
Tatiana Rocha1
Michael L Steigner1
Authors Info & Affiliations
, 1 , 3
Sachin S Saboo1
Tatiana Rocha1
Michael L Steigner1
Authors Info & Affiliations
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
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13
Nov 2014 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874192401408010110
Abstract
We presented two rare cases of mediastinal tumor encasing the right coronary artery (RCA), one with recurrent metastatic thymoma and another with primary poorly differentiated neoplasm. Different degrees and locations of RCA involvement were noted. The treatment approach varied from conservative to surgical. Coronary artery involvement by mediastinal tumors is important to be investigated with imaging as it may guide the surgical planning.
Keywords: Computed Tomography, Right Coronary Artery, Tumor, Vascular Encasement..
