[A case of completion pneumonectomy of adenoid cystic carcinoma which recurred 10 years after sleeve lobectomy]

Kyobu Geka. 1990 Dec;43(13):1076-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman with adenoid cystic carcinoma which recurred 10 years after sleeve middle lobectomy was reported. Completion pneumonectomy was performed and her postoperative course was uneventful. If pulmonary function permits, reoperation for recurrent lung cancer should be attempted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Reoperation