侵及胸廓上口大血管的纵隔肿瘤的外科治疗

目的　探讨侵及胸廓上口大血管的纵隔肿瘤的外科治疗经验。方法　回顾分析 11例侵及胸廓上口大血管的纵隔肿瘤患者的临床资料 ,全组患者均行纵隔肿瘤切除 ,其中 2例于麻醉诱导前辅以股 -股转流并行体外循环 ,2例辅以颈静脉、股静脉 -股动脉转流并行体外循环。同期行上腔静脉重建 2例 ,成形 2例 ,左无名静脉成形 3例 ,右无名静脉成形 1例 ,无名动脉、左颈总动脉、左锁骨下动脉人造血管置换各 1例。结果　全组病例无手术死亡。术后随访 2～ 7年 ,3例于 2～ 4年后死于癌瘤复发 ,6例无瘤健康生存 ,均未出现血管栓塞。结论　侵及胸廓上口的大血管纵隔肿瘤宜积极手术治疗 ,麻醉诱导前辅以股 -股转流或颈、股 -股转流。同期作血管成形或重建。术后小剂量抗凝治疗     

Long-term graft patency after replacement of the brachiocephalic veins combined with resection of mediastinal tumors

OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the correlation between type of vascular reconstruction and long-term graft patency after replacement of brachiocephalic veins combined with resection of mediastinal malignancies. METHODS: Eighteen patients underwent surgical resection of tumors and the superior vena cava with concomitant vascular reconstruction using ringed polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Graft patency was verified by means of venography or contrast-enhanced computed tomography at time points ranging from 3 to 77 months (median, 33 months) postoperatively. RESULTS: Seven patients underwent sole reconstruction of the right brachiocephalic vein, with occlusion observed in only 1 patient. In 6 patients who underwent reconstruction of the bilateral brachiocephalic veins with 2 separate grafts, the grafts remained patent in 2, whereas 4 patients experienced occlusion of one of the two grafts yet remained asymptomatic. Both patients who underwent reconstruction with a Y graft experienced left brachiocephalic vein graft occlusion. In the 3 patients who underwent reconstruction of a left brachiocephalic vein, the graft became occluded, and superior vena cava syndrome developed in 2 of these patients. CONCLUSION: When replacing the superior vena cava, reconstruction of a left brachiocephalic vein alone results in a significant rate of occlusion and development of superior vena cava syndrome. Thus we advocate sole right brachiocephalic vein reconstruction or bilateral brachiocephalic vein reconstruction in this setting, and separate reconstruction of the veins is preferable to use of a Y graft.     

Resection of the superior vena cava in tumor occlusion

Report about three cases of resection of the superior vena cava for tumor stenosis or occlusion. In one patient no reconstruction was performed while in the other two interposition of an armored PTFE-prosthesis between right brachio-cephalic vein and vena cava superior was carried out. In agreement with other authors it is concluded that best results can be obtained by reconstruction with a PTFE-prosthesis or autologous vein graft.     

Management under anesthesia of a patient with renal cell carcinoma extending into the retrohepatic inferior vena cava with the aid of partial cardiopulmonary bypass]

A 70-year-old male with renal cell carcinoma extending into the retrohepatic inferior vena cava was scheduled for radical nephrectomy with vena caval resection under general anesthesia. He had received partial gastrectomy for gastric cancer twelve years before. Computed tomography and inferior vena cavography confirmed that the vena cava was almost completely occluded and that a collateral venous network was well established. It was considered that the surgical approach to the retrohepatic cavals area was technically very difficult, and that there was a high possibility of a pulmonary embolus during the surgical manipulation. To prevent a pulmonary embolus and get good control of the vena cava above the tumor and below the hepatic vein, we decided to use a partial cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) until the vena cava was clamping above the tumor. Anesthesia was induced with propofol and fentanyl, and maintained with fentanyl and isoflurane-N2O-O2. In the partial CPB blood from the hepatic vein was drained from the inferior vena cava cannula through right atrium, oxygenated by microporus membrane oxygenator, and returned to the left femoral artery. Cannulation to drain the venous circulation entering the vena cava below the tumor was abandoned because the extensive collateral venous network ultimately drains into the superior vena cava. The partial CPB time was 90 min, and the bladder temperature during the CPB was 35-36 degrees C. During the 7.3 hr procedure, the pulmonary embolus did not occur and the total blood loss was 5515 ml. The patient made an uncomplicated recovery and was discharged 30 days after the operation. This newly reported partial-CPB method may be safe and effective for the management under anesthesia of other patients.     

上腔静脉成形术在胸部恶性肿瘤治疗中的应用

目的探讨上腔静脉(SVC)置换或成形术治疗胸部恶性肿瘤侵及SVC患者的手术技术选择和麻醉管理特点。方法2000年1月至2006年10月行SVC成形或置换术治疗胸部恶性肿瘤侵及SVC患者73例,其中行肺切除(含支气管成形术) SVC成形/置换术42例;纵隔肿瘤切除 SVC成形/置换31例。直接修复21例,SVC阻断下补片修补22例,腔内引流技术下补片修补15例;人造血管置换15例。结果手术死亡3例。术后所有患者SVC梗阻症状于24～48h内明显缓解,未见脑部损害及严重并发症。随访6～42个月,随访率78.57%,3个月后再发SVC梗阻症状患者1例;1年和2年生存率分别为74.55%和58.19%。结论肿瘤侵及SVC给外科手术带来一定的难度和风险,合理恰当的外科手术技术和麻醉管理可保障SVC重建术安全实施,改善患者生存质量,延长生存时间。     

Surgical treatment of lung cancer with combined resection of the aorta or superior vena cava

Until December 1997, 699 cases of lung cancer were resected in our institute. Four cases of invasion into the aorta and seven cases of invasion into the superior vena cava were also operated and each vessels were reconstructed. Two pneumonectomies and nine lobectomies were performed. Four cases of squamous cell carcinoma, three of adenocarcinoma, three of large cell carcinoma and one of adenosquamous carcinoma were found on pathological examination. Four cases of N0, four of N2 and two of N3 were also detected on pathological lymph node evaluation. One case was stage IV with metastasis of ipsilateral axillar lymph nodes and the others were stage IIIB. With respect to pathological curability, absolutely noncurative operation was performed in all cases involving the aorta and absolutely noncurative in four and relatively curative three in cases involving the superior vena cava. During resection and reconstruction of the aorta, three cases received temporary blood supplying bypass and one case was underwent temporary clamping. Two cases developed bilateral lower extremity paralysis. During resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava, one case underwent intraluminal temporary blood supplying bypass, two received sideclamping and four were reconstructed with double artificial grafts for bilateral innominate veins. Two cases who underwent resection of the aorta died within one year and one is alive after nine months of operation. Five cases who underwent resection of the superior vena cava died due to cancer. One case of N0 and relatively curative is alive in free of recurrence after seven years and six months of operation and another case who had brain metastasis resected is alive after two years and two months of pulmonary operation. Careful selection should be made for resection of the aorta because the prognosis is usually poor. In the resection of the superior vena cava, good prognosis is expected in some cases (N0, relatively curative) and quality of life is expected to improve with the prevention of the superior vena cava syndrome. Aggressive resection should be considered for lung cancer invasion into the superior vena cava.     

Long-term follow-up after prosthetic replacement of the superior vena cava combined with resection of mediastinal-pulmonary malignant tumors

The contraindication to curative excision of mediastinal and pulmonary cancers because of invasion of the superior vena cava is now challenged by the existence of vascular prostheses that are suitable for venous replacement. Between 1979 and 1990 22 patients underwent resection of lung cancer (n = 6) or malignant mediastinal tumors (n = 16) involving the superior vena cava. Resection was done with concomitant venous reconstruction, and polytetrafluorethylene grafts were used. All bronchogenic carcinomas necessitated right pneumonectomy, whereas the excision of mediastinal tumors had to include pulmonary resections in nine patients (five lobectomies and four sublobar resections) and the right phrenic nerve in 12 patients. Venous reconstruction was performed by interposition of a large polytetrafluoroethylene graft between the proximal and cardiac ends of the superior vena cava (n = 8), or between one (n = 10) or both brachiocephalic veins (n = 4) and the right atrium. One patient died postoperatively (4.5%), and another had mediastinitis that was successfully treated by omentopexy. Chemotherapy was administered preoperatively to five patients and postoperatively to seven patients; radiotherapy was administered to two and 10 patients, respectively. The overall actuarial survival rate is 48% at 5 years, with 11 patients presently alive. The survival rate of patients with mediastinal tumors is 60% at 5 years. Among the patients with lung cancer, two with N1 disease are alive at 16 and 51 months, and one died at 38 months; the two patients with N2 disease died at 6 and 8 months. Only one graft occlusion occurred in the postoperative period; another occurred 14 months after operation and was precipitated by insertion of a central venous catheter. The patency of all remaining grafts was demonstrated after an average time of 23 (1 to 98) months. On the basis of these results, polytetrafluoroethylene graft replacement of the superior vena cava should be part of the planning and execution of radical excision with curative intent of mediastinal and right pulmonary malignant tumors that are not present with other contraindications, such as pleural or distant metastasis and severe systemic disease.     

Concomitant vascular procedures for malignancies with vascular invasion

HYPOTHESIS: Contemporary reconstructive vascular techniques can be safely used to permit resection of tumors invading major vascular structures. DESIGN: Review of vascular surgery registry between January 1, 1987, and December 31, 2001. SETTING: An academic medical center and affiliated institutions. PATIENTS: Forty-nine patients (37 males and 12 females) aged 15 through 80 years (mean age, 55 years) who required concomitant vascular resection and reconstruction to allow complete tumor resection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Early (<30 days) morbidity and mortality, late (>30 days) vascular morbidity and mortality, primary patency of the vascular reconstruction, and tumor-free survival. RESULTS: Aortic resection with graft reconstruction was performed in 20 patients (41.7%) and inferior vena cava resection with reconstruction in 6 patients (12.5%). Five patients (10.4%) had both the aorta and inferior vena cava resected and reconstructed. Iliac, femoral, or popliteal reconstructions were performed in 15 patients (31.3%). Portal vein reconstruction was performed to permit resection of pancreatic neoplasms in 8 patients (16.7%). Resection and reconstruction of either a brachiocephalic vessel or superior vena cava was performed in 4 patients. Thirty-day mortality was 2.1%, as 1 patient died of a myocardial infarction following tumor resection with vascular reconstruction. Overall 30-day morbidity was 12.2%. Early vascular morbidity included bleeding from an arterial anastomosis and a compartment syndrome requiring fasciotomy. Primary patency of the vascular reconstructions at 24 months was 90% and tumor-free survival was 70%. Thirty-one patients (63%) were alive, without tumor recurrence and with a patent vascular reconstruction at 24 months. No patient died or lost a limb due to occlusion of the vascular reconstruction. CONCLUSION: Contemporary reconstructive vascular procedures permit resection of tumors that involve major vascular structures with acceptable early and late morbidity and mortality.     

Suprarenal vena caval occlusion. Principles of operative management.

Retrohepatic occlusion of the inferior vena cava caused by tumor complicates complete resection and not infrequently is associated with life-threatening symptoms that accelerate the lethality of the underlying malignant process. This report summarizes our experience with caval thrombectomy and reconstruction that allowed complete removal of all gross tumor in seven patients with malignant occlusion of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava. Included in this group are five patients with renal cell carcinoma and extension of tumor into the retrohepatic vena cava. Three of these patients had extension of tumor thrombus into the right atrium. A sixth patient had recurrent right adrenal cortical carcinoma with tumor invasion of the vena cava and occlusion to the right atrium. Associated hepatic vein occlusion and secondary Budd-Chiari syndrome also was successfully managed in this patient. The final patient with occlusion of the entire suprarenal vena cava required caval reconstruction after resection of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the retrohepatic portion of the vena cava. Careful planning of the operative procedure, adequate exposure, complete mobilization of the retrohepatic vena cava, and control of the hepatic venous effluent will allow patients with retrohepatic vena caval occlusions to be managed with safety and success.     

Vena cava replacement for malignant disease: Is there a role?

Resection and graft replacement of the vena cava for malignant disease is rarely performed, often because of the advanced tumor stage. Since August 1987 we have selectively performed caval replacement in conjunction with tumor resection in 11 patients. Three patients had superior vena cava reconstruction (SVCR) and eight had inferior vena cava replacement (IVCR). There were six males and five females whose mean age was 59.3 years (range 24 to 75 years). Two patients, each with superior vena cava obstruction, presented with symptoms from venous compression. Malignancies involving the superior vena cava were thyroid carcinoma in two patients and lymphoma in one. Cancers requiring IVCR were leiomyosarcoma in three patients, cholangiocarcinoma in two, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and colon carcinoma metastatic to the liver in one each. All IVCRs and two SVCRs were performed with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. The remaining SVCR was constructed with spiral saphenous vein. Six IVCRs involved replacement of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava in conjunction with major liver resection. Mean intraoperative blood transfusions were 5.3 units (range 0 to 10 units). There were no operative deaths. Complications occurred in four patients and included postoperative bleeding in two, myocardial infarction in one, and wound infection in one. There were no perioperative graft occlusions, but one patient developed graft occlusion 2 months after SVCR. All IVCR grafts have remained patent (mean follow-up of 8.8 months). Two patients with SVCRs have died from recurrent cancer at 3.2 and 3.4 years postoperatively. Six patients with IVCRs have developed tumor recurrence either locally (n=1), at a distant site (n=2), or both (n=3). Importantly, eight of nine survivors have an excellent performance status. We conclude that vena cava reconstruction for malignancy can be performed safely, has few graft-related complications, and in some patients may offer the only possibility for tumor control.Presented at the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society, Chicago, Ill., June 7, 1992.     

Superior vena cava reconstruction combined with resection of mediastinal-pulmonary malignant tumors

From 1988 to 1997, we experienced 5 cases of the superior vena cava (SVC) replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) grafts combined with resection of mediastinal or pulmonary malignant tumors. Two patients had lung cancer and three had invasive thymoma. Resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) were performed by application of a bypass graft between the innominate vein and the right atrium in two cases and a temporary bypass using a heparin-coated tube in three cases. Except in one patient who died of acute respiratory failure, no complication or occlusive symptom were observed postoperatively. Two patients remain healthy for 5 years 4 months and 2 years 7 months after operation. Three died 9 years, 5 months, and 110 days after operation respectively. In conclusion, ePTFE graft replacement or patch angioplasty of the SVC should be part of planning and execution of radical excision with curative intent of mediastinal or pulmonary malignant tumors.     

Resection and reconstruction of the retrohepatic vena cava in combination with liver resections

Liver resection combined with the resection and reconstruction of the vena cava represents the only potential curative therapy for malignant hepatic tumors with invasion of the vena cava. We performed a liver resection with segmental replacement of the retrohepatic vena cava by synthetic grafts in 29 patients. In three cases, the additional presence of central involvement of all three hepatic veins required ex situ tumor resection. Four patients underwent a simultaneous exstirpation of the primary tumor (kidney or suprarenals). The remaining hepatic veins were reimplanted into the graft in three cases, and in two cases the renal veins were reimplanted. There was no perioperative mortality. A distal arteriovenous fistula was not applied. Five patients revealed postoperative transient liver insufficiency, requiring temporary dialysis in three cases. Two of these patients developed a transient multiorgan failure with the need of mechanical ventilation. 18 patients died during the course of follow-up, 17 of these cases due to recurrent metastases of the primary disease. Infection or thrombosis of the prosthetic vascular graft have not been observed. Beside tumor exstirpation, extended liver resection and concomitant vena cava replacement may prevent embolism as well as the obstruction of the vena cava with lower extremity swelling and the possibility of developing a Budd Chiari syndrome. We were able to achieve a long-term survival for surgically treated patients even in cases with advanced tumor stages.     

Liver resection under total vascular isolation. Variations on a theme.

Total vascular isolation (TVI) of the liver was employed during parenchymal transection in 16 patients undergoing hepatic resection for large tumors (mean diameter, 10.7 cm) located near hilar structures, hepatic veins, or the inferior vena cava (IVC). In 14 cases, TVI was achieved by clamping the suprahepatic and infrahepatic IVC and the porta hepatis, with or without aortic occlusion; in two, selective hepatic vein clamping was possible, obviating IVC occlusion. Procedures included standard and extended right and left lobectomies and caudate lobe resections. Concomitant resection and reconstruction of the portal vein (one case), IVC (one case), and bile duct (three cases) was required. Postoperative hepatic and renal failure did not occur. Mean intensive care unit and hospital stays were 2.8 +/- 1.9 and 12.5 +/- 5.2 days, respectively. There were two perioperative deaths. Total vascular isolation permits safe resection of large, critically located tumors that would otherwise present prohibitive operative risks.     

Extended operation for invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension.

Two cases of invasive thymoma with intracaval and intracardiac extension into the right atrium are reported. Radical excisions and reconstructions of the superior vena cava (SVC) requiring extracorporeal circulation were performed. Invasive thymoma with this growth pattern is extremely rare, and patients with SVC obstruction should be evaluated for the resection of tumors and reconstruction of the SVC.     

累及气管下段右侧壁和上腔静脉的右上肺癌的外科治疗

目的：探讨累及气管下段右侧壁和上腔静脉的右上肺癌外科治疗策略及其疗效。方法累及气管下段右侧壁和上腔静脉的T4期肺癌外科治疗患者4例,采用“左主支气管延长”法气道重建,2例采用腔外分流法置换上腔静脉,2例行上腔静脉侧壁切除术。1例同时行肺动脉侧壁部分切除术。结果4例患者均顺利完成手术,无围手术期死亡。术后均给予低分子肝素抗凝治疗2周,之后改为阿司匹林抗凝治疗。术后声音嘶哑合并肺部感染1例,1例房颤。无其他严重并发症,术前上腔静脉阻塞综合征的2例患者术后无上腔静脉阻塞表现,胸部增强CT提示上腔静脉通畅。2例患者分别生存34个月和36个月,仍在随访中;另2例术后病理N2的患者分别生存30个月和31个月,已死亡。结论左主支气管根部延长术和腔外分流法上腔静脉置换或侧壁切除用于治疗累及气管下段右侧壁和上腔静脉的右上肺癌,安全有效。     

Technical points of venous reconstruction for disorders of the superior vena cava

In recent years, the number of patients with disorders of the superior vena cava due to mediastinal tumors such as malignant thymoma, teratoma and hilus type of lung cancer is now increasing in Japan. For those patients, we have tried to do venous reconstruction for the disorders of the superior vena cava (SVC) due to malignant mediastinal tumors. By these combined surgical procedures such as resection of malignant tumor and SVC reconstruction, curability and longevity of the life were apparently recognized. However, it is very important to select patients of which resection of tumor and venous reconstruction can be carried out by several kinds of examinations such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and venography. There are 3 kinds of reconstruction such as direct suture and patch grafting, as well as bypass grafting with ringed e-PTFE (expanded-polytetrafluoloethylene) prosthetic graft except for endovascular interventions of which number of patients is still few. On the other hand, bypass grafting is also effective for high intracranial pressure with syncope for the patients whose tumors could not be resected, because of huge tumor and diffuse invasion.     

Anesthetic management for reconstruction of the superior vena cava by monitoring of peripheral venous pressure in a patient with a mediastinum tumor

A 26-years-old man with a giant mediastinum tumor was scheduled for reconstruction of the superior vena cave and tumor resection. Anesthetic management for reconstruction of the superior vena cava was performed by monitoring of peripheral venous pressure. A bypass between the inominate vein and right auricula was made by using an artificial vessel before clamping the superior vena cava. When the superior vena cava was clamped, peripheral venous pressure increased suddenly to 42 mmHg. Immediately after the venesection from the peripheral vessel, it was possible to control peripheral venous pressure at about 20 mmHg. Blood was re-transfused from the femoral vein to the patient. Cerebral neurological symptom due to the increasing venous pressure was not detected. In conclusion, monitoring peripheral venous pressure during reconstruction of the superior vena cava in a patient with a mediastinum tumor may be a useful technique.     

Total replacement of the suprarenal inferior vena cava with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene tube graft in 2 patients with tumor thrombi from renal cell carcinoma

Total replacement of the suprarenal inferior vena cava using an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft was successful in 2 renal cell carcinoma patients with extended tumor thrombi densely adherent to the vena caval wall. Right radical nephrectomy in 1 patient and enucleation of the tumor in the solitary right kidney were performed concomitantly. Both patients are well without tumor recurrence and with good vena caval patency 14 and 6 months postoperatively. This procedure could be a safer mode of operation in cases of extended vena caval involvement by malignant tumors. Total reconstruction of the inferior vena cava enables more radical resection of the tumor.     

复杂下腔静脉恶性肿瘤的外科处理

目的 探讨手术治疗复杂重症下腔静脉恶性肿瘤的方法及其效果.方法 2004年12月至2008年7月对8例下腔静脉肿瘤行手术治疗,其中7例患者8次在体外循环或右心房插管灌注下手术切除下腔静脉肿瘤或(和)延及右心房/室内肿瘤;1例下腔静脉平滑肌肉瘤局部复发行下腔静脉置换术.术前CT或MRI检查均已除外远处转移.结果 1例患者于术后2个月死于肝衰竭,其他7例术后症状均缓解并顺利出院.7例患者随访5～45个月,平均(15±4)个月.其中3例术后随访14～24个月,效果良好,无复发;3例术后4、5及32个月后原位复发并全身多处转移,其中1例是罕见的下腔静脉多形性恶性纤维组织细胞瘤,5个月后复发并右肾上腺转移癌,9个月后再次切除下腔静脉及右心房/室内肿瘤,术后11个月第3次复发死于心衰;另2例复发者未再次手术,其中1例术后7个月行化疗后症状缓解.1例45个月后失访.结论对于复杂腔静脉恶性肿瘤如未发现其他部位转移可采取积极手术治疗,如此可明显改善患者近期生存质量.

Abstract：

Objective To explore the surgical strategy and effects for treating complex malignant tumors of the inferior vena cava (IVC) or/and the tumors extending into right atrium/ventricle.Methods Between Dec 2004 and Jul 2008, eight patients underwent surgical resections, among those seven patients with tumors of IVC or the tumors extending into right atrium/ventricle were operated on under deep hypothermia with cardiopulmonary bypass( CPB), and one patient with recurrence of leiomyosarcoma of the IVC successfully underwent en bloc resection and caval reconstruction. The prosthetic graft was used for IVC reconstruction in two patients and vascular patch in the other two patients. Preoperative chest roentgenography, computed tomography, ultrasonography, or magnetic resonance imaging was used to exclude the presence of metastatic disease, to assess local resectability of the tumour and the extent of involvement and obstruction of the IVC. Results One patient died of liver failure postoperatively. The postoperative course was uneventful in other 7 patients. On follow-up two patients died 2 and 5 months later due to functional disorder of the liver. Three patients have been followed up for 14 - 24 months and were     

复杂下腔静脉恶性肿瘤的外科处理

目的 探讨手术治疗复杂重症下腔静脉恶性肿瘤的方法及其效果.方法 2004年12月至2008年7月对8例下腔静脉肿瘤行手术治疗,其中7例患者8次在体外循环或右心房插管灌注下手术切除下腔静脉肿瘤或(和)延及右心房/室内肿瘤;1例下腔静脉平滑肌肉瘤局部复发行下腔静脉置换术.术前CT或MRI检查均已除外远处转移.结果 1例患者于术后2个月死于肝衰竭,其他7例术后症状均缓解并顺利出院.7例患者随访5～45个月,平均(15±4)个月.其中3例术后随访14～24个月,效果良好,无复发;3例术后4、5及32个月后原位复发并全身多处转移,其中1例是罕见的下腔静脉多形性恶性纤维组织细胞瘤,5个月后复发并右肾上腺转移癌,9个月后再次切除下腔静脉及右心房/室内肿瘤,术后11个月第3次复发死于心衰;另2例复发者未再次手术,其中1例术后7个月行化疗后症状缓解.1例45个月后失访.结论对于复杂腔静脉恶性肿瘤如未发现其他部位转移可采取积极手术治疗,如此可明显改善患者近期生存质量.