Incidental finding of lung cancer in a patient with thoracic aortic aneurysm - simultaneous management. A case report.
The simultaneous existence of thoracic aortic aneurysm and lung cancer is a rare finding, especially if the malignancy is primary and does not involve the aortic wall. In this report, we present a case of a typical descending thoracic aneurysm combined with a primary adenocarcinoma of the left lower lobe. The aneurysm was repaired with a Dacron graft without use of extra corporeal circulation and a typical left lower lobectomy was performed. In such cases, aneurysms should be treated primarily with endovascular stents. However, if this is not possible, a combined operation can be performed with good outcome.
Loutsidis
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Koukis
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Argiriou
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Bellenis
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D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*