Abstract
Reoperative surgery through a previous pneumonectomy space focuses on the management of postpneumonectomy empyemas and bronchopleural fistulae. There are reports of elective tracheal resections done through the pneumonectomy space. We report two cases of successful excision of recurrent tumours (leiomyosarcoma and carcinoid) performed through the previous pneumonectomy space 2 and 13 years, respectively, after the primary surgical resection.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
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Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoid Tumor / surgery*
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Female
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Humans
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Leiomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
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Leiomyosarcoma / surgery*
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Lung / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
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Pneumonectomy
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Reoperation
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome