Surgical Treatment of T4 Lung Cancer with the Use of Extracorporeal Circulation: A case report of long-term survival.
- Author:
Kyu Do CHO
1
;
Min Seop JO
;
Jeong Sub YOON
;
Chi Kyung KIM
;
Moon Sub KWACK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea. kyudockd@vincent.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasm;
Neoplasm staging;
Extracorporeal circulation;
Neoplasm invasiveness
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Extracorporeal Circulation*;
Fistula;
Heart Atria;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Neoplasm Invasiveness;
Neoplasm Staging;
Omentum;
Pericardium;
Pulmonary Edema;
Recurrence;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(2):180-183
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a patient with lung cancer, which invaded the left atrium and pericardium. Right middle and lower lobectomy was performed with the use of the extracorporeal circulation. Postoperative pathologic examination revealed the stage of IIIB (T4N1M0). Although the postoperative clinical course was complicated by acute localized right sided pulmonary edema and the bronchopleural fistula, the patient recovered smoothly after the procedure of omentopexy with pedicled graft of greater omentum in closing the BPF. As of August 2003, he has been followed up for 6 years and he is healthy without any evidence of recurrence. We could not find any report concerning lung cancer resection using cardiopulmonary bypass in Korean literature and believe this is the first report, especially with long-term survival.
