Brain metastases secondary to tumor emboli from primary lung cancer during lobectomy

Yasushi Cho; Yasuhiro Hida; Kichizo Kaga; Hiroaki Kato; Mikiya Iizuka; Satoshi Kondo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.029

Brain metastases secondary to tumor emboli from primary lung cancer during lobectomy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jul;86(1):312-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.029.

Authors

Yasushi Cho¹, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga, Hiroaki Kato, Mikiya Iizuka, Satoshi Kondo

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cancer Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

PMID: 18573452
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.029

Abstract

It is assumed that dissemination of tumor cells during pulmonary resection may be followed by metastases. A 70-year-old man with pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung had brain metastases develop secondary to brain infarction caused by tumor emboli during lobectomy. This is a rare case that clearly showed brain metastases as a consequence of tumor emboli during pulmonary resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Brain Neoplasms / therapy
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary*
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Intraoperative Complications / therapy
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology*
Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
Pneumonectomy / methods
Risk Assessment