title: Free-floating tumor thrombus in the left atrium associated with non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: A free-floating tumor thrombus in the left atrium is an unusual metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer. Surgical resection of free-floating tumor thrombus prior to adjuvant therapy relieves cardiac symptoms such as exertional dyspnea, and prevents life-threatening complications including systemic embolization, mitral obstruction, or sudden death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ucak
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onan
authors.forename: Veysel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Temizkan
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.forename: Ahmet Turan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D010166:Palliative Care; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed