Resection of a pulmonary malignancy invading the intrapericardial inferior vena cava.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1998
Abstract
Resection of extensive lung cancers invading thoracic vascular structures (T4 lesions) can yield long-term survival provided the margins and nodes are free of tumor. We report the resection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava for direct tumor involvement by a pulmonary malignancy. The resection was performed without bypass, and the cava was subsequently reconstructed with a 22-mm-diameter Dacron graft. Patency was documented on postoperative magnetic resonance angiograms. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 10 without complications and remains well 8 months after the operation. Potentially curative resections and reconstructions of suprahepatic inferior vena cava involved with pulmonary malignancies are possible and can be done without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Volume
65
Issue
1
First Page
263
Last Page
265
ISSN
0003-4975
Published In/Presented At
Roberts, J. R., Abbott, P. S., Smythe, W. R., & Bavaria, J. E. (1998). Resection of a pulmonary malignancy invading the intrapericardial inferior vena cava. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(1), 263–265. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01264-2
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9456136
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article