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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:640
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Intracardiac extension of squamous cell carcinoma of lung

Kamil Asaad, J. Rafael Sadaba, R. Unnikrishnan Nair*

Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

Received 10 April 2003; accepted 12 May 2003.

* Corresponding author
e-mail: unnikrishnan.nair{at}leedsth.nhs.uk

Key Words: Heart • Lung • Cancer

A 61-year-old gentleman presented with palpitations. MRI demonstrated a large left atrial tumour infiltrating left pulmonary veins. These findings were confirmed during surgery. Histology was reported as pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (Figs. 1 and 2) .



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  		Fig. 1. Axial (a) and coronal (b) T1-weighted fast spin echo MR images show a mass extending into the left atrium via the left pulmonary vein.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Extended superior left atrial incision showing tumour in left superior pulmonary vein.

 




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