Brain metastases secondary to tumor emboli from primary lung cancer during lobectomy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.029.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Intraoperative Complications
- Lung Neoplasms
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
- Pneumonectomy