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Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection - case report
Hiroyuki Yamato1, Soichiro Funaki1, Kazuo Shimamura2
1Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Background:
Although complete surgical resection of thymic carcinoma is a prognostic factor, extended surgery combined with a major blood vessel procedure remains controversial because of the increased risk of mortality. We report a case of Stage IVa thymic carcinoma successfully resected with a pneumonectomy along with aortic arch replacement after chemotherapy.
Case Presentation:
A 45-year-old male was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma invasion to the aortic arch and left pulmonary artery. Malignant pericardial effusion was also noted, though disappeared after chemotherapy, thus surgical options were considered. A radical resection procedure including left pneumonectomy, aortic arch replacement with total rerouting of the supra-arch vessels, and right pulmonary artery plication was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has been disease-free for 3 years.
Conclusion:
Extended salvage surgery might be a valuable option for advanced thymic carcinoma.
