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Free‐Floating Tumor Thrombus in the Left Atrium Associated with Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Ucak Alper,
Inan Kaan,
Onan Burak,
Temizkan Veysel,
Alp Ibrahim,
Yilmaz Ahmet Turan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00927.x
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , thrombus , lung cancer , cardiology , metastasis , lung , radiology , surgery , cancer , atrial fibrillation
A free‐floating tumor thrombus in the left atrium is an unusual metastasis of non‐small cell lung cancer. Surgical resection of free‐floating tumor thrombus prior to adjuvant therapy relieves cardiac symptoms such as exertional dyspnea, and prevents life‐threatening complications including systemic embolization, mitral obstruction, or sudden death.