Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3419569 | Revue de Pneumologie Clinique | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Surgical resection is a validated therapeutic option for selected cases of pulmonary tumors invading the important mediastinal structures (caval vein, atrium, aorta or supra-aortic trunks). Here, we present a patient with a necrosed pulmonary tumor invading the left atrium, causing cardiac insufficiency. A complete surgical resection under extracorporeal circulation was performed by the thoracic and cardiac teams. Admitted in a bed-ridden state, the patient was discharged completely rehabilitated on postoperative day 13. He survived 1 year at home with a good quality of life.
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C. Pricopi, F. Alimi, P. Achouh, P. Mordant, F. Le Pimpec-Barthes, A. Arame, A. Badia, M. Riquet,