title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer complicated with left atrial tumor thrombus.
abstract: We report a case of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma complicated with a tumor thrombus in the left atrium. The left atrial tumor thrombus, together with the left lower lobe, was removed via complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), with cardiopulmonary bypass standby. The patient recovered well from surgery, received four cycles of postoperative chemotherapy, and is now under follow-up at the outpatient clinic. Although the optimal treatment is still controversial, simultaneous VATS and atriotomy under the premise of preoperative evaluation of the thrombus, including size and extent, might prevent systemic embolization and sudden death, alleviate the wound, promote postoperative rehabilitation, and improve prognosis in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Jingyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Chaoyang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Zhidong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing China.
authors.forename: Yongqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: Atriotomy; non‐small‐cell lung cancer; tumor thrombus; video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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