Affiliation:
1. Thoracic Surgery Unit University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Naples Italy
2. Thoracic Surgery Unit Monaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli Naples Italy
Abstract
AbstractWe 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.