title: [Resection of a metastatic left ventricular tumor with an aid of thoracoscopy].
abstract: A 61-year-old woman who complained of chest pain and cough was admitted to our hospital. She was diagnosed with multiple metastasis of breast or lung cancer, and a cardiac tumor was detected by echocardiography during chemotherapy. The tumor was located on the papillary muscle near the apex, had a smooth surface, and was well mobile. Emergency operation was performed because the tumor was considered to be a cause of cerebral infarction. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, resection of the tumor was performed by trans-mitral-valve approach. By using a thoracoscope, we could share information and obtain the details of the tumor during the operation. Resection using a trans-mitral-valve approach with an aid of thoracoscopy is considered useful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamada Red Cross Hospital, Ise, Japan.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kogure
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shomura
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy