title: Resection of the superior vena cava for primary lung cancer: 5 years' survival.
abstract: We describe a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung that required a resection of the superior vena cava combined with a tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy. The superior vena cava was totally replaced with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft with 115 minutes cross-clamping of the superior vena cava. The patient remains healthy and the polytetrafluoroethylene graft remains patent 5 years 4 months after operation.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shohtsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013997:Time Factors; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene