[Management of a lung tumor accompanied by aortic dissection; report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2011 Oct;64(11):1032-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

During an annual health check-up, a 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to an abnormal shadow in the left upper lung field. A computed tomography (CT) scan taken at his 1st hospital visit showed a calcified nodule in the left upper lobe and Stanford type A aortic dissection. We could not perform bronchofiberscopy due to the risk associated with the aortic dissection and could not make a diagnosis prior to surgery. Because of the possibility of lung cancer, surgery for the lung tumor and aortic dissection was performed. The pathological diagnosis of the lung tumor was a hematoma. In a case of suspicion of lung cancer along with cardiovascular disease, a surgical diagnosis might be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Hematoma / complications*
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / complications*
  • Lung Diseases / surgery
  • Male