title: CT coronary angiography evaluation of involvement of the left internal mammary artery graft in advanced left upper lobe lung tumour.
abstract: Evaluation of internal mammary artery graft involvement in upper lobe lung tumour is important to determine an optimal surgical treatment. We report the case of a 52-year-old male patient with an advanced left upper lobe lung tumour located in the proximity of the left internal mammary artery graft. CT coronary angiography showed that the tumour did not invade the graft. The patient underwent a successful palliative left upper lobe lung resection.
authors.affiliation: Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Ullas
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bisleri
authors.forename: Andrei M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Beliaev
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*