Late onset seroma post-thymectomy presenting as cardiac tamponade

• Main Authors: Dilli Ram Poudel (Author), Smith Giri (Author), Ranjan Pathak (Author), Mohamed Morsey (Author), Shadwan Alsafwah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Late onset seroma is a rare post-operative complication occurring after various surgeries including thymectomy. Most cases are asymptomatic; however, seromas occurring in the mediastinal cavity may cause compression symptoms including airway compression or cardiac tamponade. We present a 62-year-old...