Echocardiography in determining nonresectability of carcinoma of the lung. A brief report.
Numerous techniques are currently employed to determine resectability of lung cancer to spare patients an unnecessary thoracotomy. Echocardiography may be used to demonstrate invasion of hilar lesions into the heart. We report a case in which echocardiography demonstrated nonresectability of a lung cancer which was confirmed via a Chamberlain procedure.
Howard
M L
ML
Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia.
Weiman
D S
DS
Dargan
E L
EL
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness