Surgery for tumour recurrence in a pneumonectomy space.
Reoperative surgery through a previous pneumonectomy space focuses on the management of postpneumonectomy empyemas and bronchopleural fistulae. There are reports of elective tracheal resections done through the pneumonectomy space. We report two cases of successful excision of recurrent tumours (leiomyosarcoma and carcinoid) performed through the previous pneumonectomy space 2 and 13 years, respectively, after the primary surgical resection.
Ganti
Somshekar
S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. James University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom. gantisom@hotmail.com
Milton
Richard
R
Anikin
Vladimir
V
Thorpe
Andrew
A
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome