Left atrial extension of metastatic lung tumor via pulmonary vein: report on the first case of Ewing sarcoma

Left atrial extension of metastatic lung tumor via pulmonary vein: report on the first case of Ewing sarcoma

Extension of metastatic lung tumors into the left atrium via pulmonary veins is rare. Here, we report the first case of Ewing sarcoma exhibiting such extension. A 31-year-old man with pulmonary metastasis from Ewing sarcoma presented with a mass in the left lung, extending to the left atrium through...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Minami, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Soichi Fumita, Tomoo Ito, Shigeo Hara, Yutaka Okita, Kenji Okada, Takanori Oka, Tomonori Shirasaka, Naomi Kiyota, Yutaka Fujiwara, Naoko Chayahara, Hideo Tomioka, Tomoko Kataoka, Toru Mukohara, Yohei Funakoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-09-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Ewing sarcoma, lung metastasis, left atrial tumor extension, tumor invasion of pulmonary veins
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1834

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