TY - JOUR
T1 - Induction chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery for non-small cell lung cancer invading the left atrium
AU - Toyooka, Shinichi
AU - Mori, Hideaki
AU - Kiura, Katsuyuki
AU - Date, Hiroshi
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - We present a case of a 58-year-old man with diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma invading the left atrium. He was treated with induction chemoradiotherapy for T4N1M0 disease, showing objective response. Then, a left upper lobectomy with a partial resection of the left atrium was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. No residual tumor cells existed in the resected specimens, showing pathological complete response. Our case suggests that induction chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery can be an appropriate strategy among carefully selected patients with non-small cell lung cancer invading the left atrium.
AB - We present a case of a 58-year-old man with diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma invading the left atrium. He was treated with induction chemoradiotherapy for T4N1M0 disease, showing objective response. Then, a left upper lobectomy with a partial resection of the left atrium was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. No residual tumor cells existed in the resected specimens, showing pathological complete response. Our case suggests that induction chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery can be an appropriate strategy among carefully selected patients with non-small cell lung cancer invading the left atrium.
KW - Cardiopulmonary bypass
KW - Left atrium
KW - Lung cancer
KW - Neoadjuvant therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.10.022
DO - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.10.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 18061468
AN - SCOPUS:38149020013
VL - 33
SP - 315
EP - 316
JO - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
SN - 1010-7940
IS - 2
ER -