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. The thymoma grew extensively from the neck to the upper mediastinum. The patient exhibited an aberrant right subclavian artery and a non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. Intraoperative nerve monitoring facilitated the identification and preservation of vital nerves spanning the neck and chest, including the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. Furthermore, the tumor was divided naturally along the constriction, and a good field of view was acquired to identify abnormal right subcla

SUBMITTER: Iijima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature