Successful surgery of malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the lung with gross extension into the right main pulmonary artery.
We report on successful surgical treatment of a 49-year-old female suffering from malignant fibrous histiocytoma which arose from the lower lobe of the right lung with gross extension into the right main pulmonary artery, mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism. With the aid of a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system, right pneumonectomy with resection of the right main pulmonary artery and reconstruction of the pulmonary artery was performed. Surgical management and the unique clinicopathological features of this case are discussed.
Higashiyama
M
M
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
Doi
O
O
Kodama
K
K
Yokouchi
H
H
Kobayashi
T
T
Hiraishi
T
T
Tateishi
R
R
Nomura
S
S
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000473:pathology