Palliative surgery for malignant mediastinal tumor invading the superior vena cava and right atrium
| Autor: | Yoshihisa Morimoto, Makiko Hai, Takaki Sugimoto, Hiroko Shiozawa, Yuki Yokoo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Vena Cava Superior Adjuvant chemotherapy Adenocarcinoma Mediastinal Neoplasms Palliative surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Superior vena cava medicine.artery medicine Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness cardiovascular diseases Malignant mediastinal tumor Heart Atria Polytetrafluoroethylene Aged 80 and over business.industry High mortality Palliative Care Angiography medicine.disease Thrombosis Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Echocardiography Pulmonary artery cardiovascular system Right atrium Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of thoracic surgery. 92(2) |
| ISSN: | 1552-6259 |
| Popis: | Intra-atrial extension of a superior vena cava (SVC) tumor is rare and it is associated with high mortality rates. An 80-year-old woman presented with malignant mediastinal tumor invading the superior vena cava and right atrium. The unresectable tumor caused uncontrolled SVC syndrome and led to the risk of pulmonary artery tumor thrombosis. Palliative surgery for the intracaval and atrial tumor was performed. Presently, 6 months after surgery, the patient remains free from SVC syndrome and has received effective adjuvant chemotherapy to reduce the size of the tumor. |
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