Video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy.

Journal: Journal of thoracic disease
Published Date: Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman was referred to the Thoracic Surgery Department after computed tomography (CT) revealed a 1.0 cm × 1.1 cm mass peripherally in the left upper lobe with spicular formation during her routine medical examination. The nature of the mass was confirmed to be adenocarcinoma by transpercutaneous lung biopsy. No metastasis or contraindication for surgery was found. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) left upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy was performed. Total surgery time was 80 min and blood loss was 50 mL. Postoperative pathological exam suggested adenocarcinoma, without evidence of lymph node metastasis in any station (T1aN0M0 stage IA). The patient was discharged home on the 10(th) postoperative day.

Authors

  • Xue Pan
    1 The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
  • Yan Zhang
    Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China.
  • Xiangnan Li
    1 The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
  • Dengyan Zhu
    1 The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
  • Chunyang Zhang
    1 The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
  • Jia Zhao
    1 The Nursing College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
  • Wei Li
    Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.

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