Extension of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma into the Left Atrium

A 62-year-old man presented with pulmonary adenocarcinoma that penetrated through the pulmonary vein into the left atrium. The tumor in the left atrium was removed via a right lower lobectomy under cardiopulmonary bypass. In selected cases, radical removal of a tumor in patients without mediastinal...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2006-10, Vol.14 (5), p.e99-e101
Main Authors: Vojacek, Jan, Burkert, Jan, Pafko, Pavel, Mates, Martin, Spatenka, Jaroslav, Pavel, Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pneumonectomy
Pulmonary Veins
Vascular Neoplasms - secondary
Vascular Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:A 62-year-old man presented with pulmonary adenocarcinoma that penetrated through the pulmonary vein into the left atrium. The tumor in the left atrium was removed via a right lower lobectomy under cardiopulmonary bypass. In selected cases, radical removal of a tumor in patients without mediastinal lymph node involvement may improve the prognosis. The use of cardiopulmonary bypass extends the possibilities of radical tumor removal.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849230601400530