title: Lung cancer invading a single left pulmonary vein requiring extended pneumonectomy.
abstract: Unilateral single left pulmonary vein is a congenital anomaly of the pulmonary venous system. Surgical treatment is not commonly required for this anatomical variant except in rare circumstances. No previous cases of lung cancer involving the intrapericardial portion of a single left pulmonary vein have been published in the peer-reviewed literature. We describe the case of a 69-year-old man with lung cancer invading single left pulmonary vein, which required intrapericardial pneumonectomy and partial resection of the left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criscione
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borrata
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pennisi
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General surgery & Medical Specialities, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scalieri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: anatomical vascular abnormality; extended pneumonectomy; left atrium invasion; single pulmonary vein