Left atrial extension of metastatic lung tumor via pulmonary vein: report on the first case of Ewing sarcoma

Rare Tumors. 2010 Sep 30;2(3):e53. doi: 10.4081/rt.2010.e53.

Abstract

Extension of metastatic lung tumors into the left atrium via pulmonary veins is rare. Here, we report the first case of Ewing sarcoma exhibiting such extension. A 31-year-old man with pulmonary metastasis from Ewing sarcoma presented with a mass in the left lung, extending to the left atrium through the left inferior pulmonary vein. As the patient was considered to be at risk of tumor embolism, the mass was excised surgically.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; left atrial tumor extension; lung metastasis; tumor invasion of pulmonary veins.

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  • Case Reports