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Left atrial extension of metastatic lung tumor via pulmonary vein: report on the first case of Ewing sarcoma
Author(s) -
Yohei Funakoshi,
Toru Mukohara,
Tomoko Kataoka,
Hideo Tomioka,
Naoko Chayahara,
Yutaka Fujiwara,
Naomi Kiyota,
Tomonori Shirasaka,
Takanori Oka,
Kenji Okada,
Yutaka Okita,
Shigeo Hara,
Tomoo Itoh,
Soichi Fumita,
Kazuhiko Nakagawa,
Hironobu Minami
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2010.e53
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , sarcoma , lung , pulmonary embolism , radiology , pulmonary vein , ewing's sarcoma , lung tumor , left pulmonary vein , vein , cardiology , surgery , pathology , ablation , atrial fibrillation
Extension of metastatic lung tumors into the left atrium via pulmonary veins is rare. Here, we report the first case of Ewing sarcoma exhibiting such extension. A 31-year-old man with pulmonary metastasis from Ewing sarcoma presented with a mass in the left lung, extending to the left atrium through the left inferior pulmonary vein. As the patient was considered to be at risk of tumor embolism, the mass was surgically excised

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