Invasion of the Main Pulmonary Artery by Lung Cancer - An Indication for Cardiopulmonary by-pass
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Case report
VOLUME: 6 ISSUE: 3
P: 159 - 160
December 2005

Invasion of the Main Pulmonary Artery by Lung Cancer - An Indication for Cardiopulmonary by-pass

1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
2. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
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Accepted Date: 12.10.2021
Online Date: 12.10.2021
Publish Date: 12.10.2021
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Abstract

Treatment options for patients with non-small cell lung cancer de' pend mainly to the stage of the disease. Involvement of the main pulmonary artery by the tumor has been considered as one of the inoperability criteria. We present here a a successful outcome in a 70-year-old man diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer with in-volvement of the main pulmonary artery who underwent a lung re-section under cardiopulmonary by-pass.

Keywords:
lung cancer surgery, pulmonary artery, cardiopulmonary by-pass