Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in right lung cancer: Report of a case |
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Authors: | Ryota Tanaka Yoshimasa Nakazato Haruhiko Fukura Hiroyuki Horikoshi Toshio Sawada Tomoyuki Goya |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, 617-1 Takabayashi-nishi-machi, Ohta, Gunma 373-8550, Japan;(2) Department of Anesthesiology, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, 617-1 Takabayashi-nishi-machi, Ohta, Gunma 373-8550, Japan;(3) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, 617-1 Takabayashi-nishi-machi, Ohta, Gunma 373-8550, Japan;(4) Department of Digestive Surgery, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, 617-1 Takabayashi-nishi-machi, Ohta, Gunma 373-8550, Japan;(5) Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | A partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is an uncommon congenital anomaly which is frequently associated with
congenital heart disease such as an atrial-level shunt. This report documents the case of an 81-year-old man with PAPVC which
was incidentally discovered during a right upper lobectomy for lung cancer. Surgery was performed through a minithoracotomy
of an auscultatory triangle using a video-assisted procedure (video-assisted thoracic surgery: VATS). Although the ramus lobi
medii was connected normally, the right superior lobe vein was found to drain into the superior vena cava. The surgery was
successful, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative course. Asymptomatic PAPVC without an atrial septal defect (ASD)
is extremely rare. If the PAPVC is located in a different lobe, a pulmonary resection for lung cancer would precipitate an
adverse outcome without a correction of the PAPVC. Surgeons should therefore be cautious regarding the potential existence
of a PAPVC when a patient undergoes surgical procedures, especially VATS, for lung cancer. |
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Keywords: | Lung cancer Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return Pulmonary resection Superior vena cava |
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