Some Cardiac Problems Presented by a Thymoma THOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.C.C.P., CYRIL Y. BOWERS, M.D., ALTON OCHSNER, M.D., F.C.C.P. Diseases of the Chest Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 193-198 (August 1960) DOI: 10.1378/chest.38.2.193 Copyright © 1960 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Preoperative and postoperative phonocardiograms. Note the remarkable respiratory variation of the systolic murmur preoperatively. All tracings were taken at the same microphone amplification. Legends along left margin refer to respiration. Diseases of the Chest 1960 38, 193-198DOI: (10.1378/chest.38.2.193) Copyright © 1960 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Preoperative erect postero-anterior (A) and right oblique (B) roentgenograms of the chest. (C) is a postoperative erect postero-anterior roentgenogram. Calcification is visible in the margin of the tumor in (A) and (B). Several small nodules containing calcium are present peripherally in both lungs. Diseases of the Chest 1960 38, 193-198DOI: (10.1378/chest.38.2.193) Copyright © 1960 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Preoperative and postoperative electrocardiograms. The delayed activation over the right precordium is no longer present postoperatively, and right axis deviation is gone. Diseases of the Chest 1960 38, 193-198DOI: (10.1378/chest.38.2.193) Copyright © 1960 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 4 Gross (A) and microscopic (B) views of the thymoma. A Hassers corpuscle is shown in B. Diseases of the Chest 1960 38, 193-198DOI: (10.1378/chest.38.2.193) Copyright © 1960 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions