title: Incidental finding of lung cancer in a patient with thoracic aortic aneurysm - simultaneous management. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loutsidis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koukis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argiriou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bellenis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*