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SUBMITTER: Ichimura H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3745145 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ichimura Hideo H Kikuchi Shinji S Ozawa Yuichiro Y Matsuzaki Kanji K
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 20130611 3
A 48-year old man presented with chest pain and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography showed a 60-mm mass in the left upper lobe of the lung, adjacent to the distal aortic arch. Bronchoscopic cytology revealed the presence of malignant cells and, in the absence of evidence of distant metastasis, a thoracotomy was performed. Although the tumour was firmly adherent to the distal aortic arch, under temporary bypass from the left subclavian artery to the descending aorta, it was successfully resect ...[more]