Resection of mediastinal tumor combined with persistent left superior vena cava: A case report

VernacularTitle:永存左上腔静脉合并纵隔肿瘤手术切除一例
Author: Zongjun XIANG ¹ ; Fan ZHANG ¹ ; Lei LI ¹ ; Yongguo LU ¹ ; Xiaoming LI ¹ ; Haide MU ¹ ; Xiaowei ZHOU ¹ ; Linqi YANG ¹ ; Zhiyu WAN ¹
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1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangyuan Central Hospital, Guangyuan, 628000, Sichuan, P. R. China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Persistent left superior vena cava; mediastinal tumor; thoracoscopic surgery; case report
From: Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2025;32(07):1044-1046
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Persistent left superior vena cava is a rare venous variant that is often combined with cardiovascular malformations. In thoracic surgery, especially mediastinal tumor resection, neglect of this variant may make the surgery difficult and risky, and careful preoperative imaging interpretation and adequate preoperative evaluation play an important role in the perioperative safety of the patient. In this paper, we reported a case of a 17-year-old female patient with a persistent left superior vena cava combined with mediastinal tumors. She was successfully discharged 5 days after thoracoscopic surgery, and after 3 years of postoperative follow-up, no tumor recurrence was observed.