title: [Left lung cancer accompanied with a persistent left superior vena cava; report of a case].
abstract: A 77-year-old woman who had been treated for tongue cancer, esophageal cancer and laryngeal cancer, 25 years, 8 years and 8 months before respectively, was referred to our department because of the pulmonary tumor. Enhanced computed tomography showed a nodule of 32 mm in diameter in the left upper lobe and persistent left superior vena cava (PL-SVC). She underwent left upper lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection, preserving PL-SVC. PL-SVC is a rare anomaly and may disturb the mediastinal lymph node dissection. Care should always be taken for the possibility of anomalous venous connection in performing thoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*