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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
Left anomalous brachiocephalic vein in a patient with right lung cancer
Ryota Nakamura1, Inage Yoshihisa, Kenichi Iwasaki
1Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan. ryo-naka@mail.goo.ne.jp
Abstract:
The left anomalous brachiocephalic vein is a rare anomaly without congenital heart disease. It is important to recognize this anomalous vein especially in patients with lung cancer because misinterpretation as a superior mediastinal lymph node enlargement may cause serious complications. We report a case of a 62-year-old lung cancer patient with left anomalous brachiocephalic vein, who underwent surgical treatment safely under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after confirmation of this anomaly on contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan.
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