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Successful treatment of intracardiac progression and metachronous multiple brain metastases from primary lung cancer

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We report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung extending into the left atrium via the pulmonary vein. The tumor tissue including the thrombus was resected enbloc under cardiopulmonary bypass. Despite adjuvant chemotherapy, multiple brain metastases developed, but they were eradicated by stereotactic radiosurgery. The patient is still diseasefree 48 months after the resection. This case serves to demonstrate the validity of multidisciplinary treatment for locally advanced lung cancer.

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  1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Medical Bioregulation, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Kazuhiro Ueda MD, Yoshikazu Kaneda MD, Hisashi Sakano MD, Toshiki Tanaka MD, Kenichi Saito MD & Kimikazu Hamono MD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Kounan St. Hill Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Kenichi Saito MD

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Ueda, K., Kaneda, Y., Sakano, H. et al. Successful treatment of intracardiac progression and metachronous multiple brain metastases from primary lung cancer. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 54, 168–170 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02662473

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