1 Sep 2004Case Report
Resected squamous cell carcinoma of the lung infiltrating thoracic aorta: the endoprosthetic option – Case report
E. Triggiani 1M. Virzì 1G. Baiardi I. Riili 1N. Filiotis 1M. Marra 1
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Article Info
1 Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, d’Urgenza e dei Trapianti d’Organo, Università degli Studi di Palermo
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2004, 75(5), 577-578;
Published: 1 Sep 2004
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Abstract
The introduction of endo-aortic prosthesis as protection of the vascular wall from selective adjuvant radiotherapy on microscopically aortic residual disease following left upper lobectomy for squamous carcinoma of the lung is suggested by the authors.
Keywords
- Endo-aortic prosthesis
- squamous carcinoma
- thoracic aorta
