Surgical treatment of systemic embolization by cardiac metastasis of lung cancer. (November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Santise, Gianluca; Raffa, Giuseppe Maria; Pilato, Michele
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 22:Number 9(2014)
• Page Start: 1103
• Page End: 1105
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Heart Atria -- Lung Neoplasms -- Neoplasm Metastasis -- Pulmonary Veins -- Thromboembolism; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492313493794
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

Pulmonary vein infiltration from a malignant lung neoplasm is a serious condition that may result in a constant source of systemic emboli. Although surgery is often indicated to prevent recurrent embolism, aggressive approaches have shown a high rate of perioperative morbidity. We herein report the case of a patient diagnosed with lung cancer infiltrating the cardiac chambers through the left superior pulmonary vein, who was treated by left pulmonary vein patch closure as a preventive and less invasive measure to reduce the thromboembolic risk.