Extension of pulmonary adenocarcinoma into the left atrium

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2006 Oct;14(5):e99-e101. doi: 10.1177/021849230601400530.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 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*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents