Fig. 1
From: Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection – case report
Radiographic images obtained (a-c) before and (d-e) after chemotherapy. Chest computed tomography (CT) findings showed an anterior mediastinal tumor invading the (a) aortic arch and (b) left hilar part of the left lung, as well as (c) pericardial effusion. After the end of the course of chemotherapy, CT showed that the tumor had shrunk, though invasion to (d) the aorta and (e) left pulmonary artery was still evident, while (f) pericardial effusion had disappeared. Lt PA, left pulmonary artery