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Incidental finding of lung cancer in a patient with thoracic aortic aneurysm – simultaneous management. A case report
Author(s) -
LOUTSIDIS A.,
KOUKIS I.,
ARGIRIOU M.,
BELLENIS I.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00730.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracic aortic aneurysm , malignancy , aneurysm , lung cancer , radiology , aortic aneurysm , surgery , lung , adenocarcinoma , cancer
The simultaneous existence of thoracic aortic aneurysm and lung cancer is a rare finding, especially if the malignancy is primary and does not involve the aortic wall. In this report, we present a case of a typical descending thoracic aneurysm combined with a primary adenocarcinoma of the left lower lobe. The aneurysm was repaired with a Dacron graft without use of extra corporeal circulation and a typical left lower lobectomy was performed. In such cases, aneurysms should be treated primarily with endovascular stents. However, if this is not possible, a combined operation can be performed with good outcome.