title: Pulmonary metastatic chondrosarcoma with massive extension into left atrium and left ventricle: outcome of surgical management in emergency.
abstract: We report a case of metastatic chondrosarcoma to the lung that invaded the right inferior pulmonary vein with massive cardiac extension and presented with an acute heart failure. CT scan showed a large mass of the right lower lobe which invaded and filled almost all the left atrium with an extension into left ventricle through the mitral valve. Surgical resection was performed in emergency. The patient is still alive 4 months after development of cardiac symptoms and surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roubertie
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thumerel
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jougon
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Cardiac metastases; Chondrosarcoma; Heart failure; Lobectomy; Lung metastases