title: Successful removal of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor in the lung with gross extension into the left atrium.
abstract: We report here the successful multi-model treatment of a 31-year-old female demonstrating a primitive neuroectodermal tumor originating in the lower lobe of the right lung with gross extension into the left atrium via the inferior pulmonary vein. The tumor was markedly reduced by combination chemotherapy consisting of vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and ifosfamide. The residual tumor was completely removed through a combined left atrial resection and right middle and lower lobectomy, using a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan. hideoky@lares.dti.ne.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokouchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000601:surgery; D017599:Neuroectodermal Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy