A unique case of a typical carcinoid of the middle mediastinum: en bloc surgical resection on cardiopulmonary bypass

Giovanna Rizzardi; Debora Brascia; Giuseppe Marulli; Luigi Bortolotti

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivab192

A unique case of a typical carcinoid of the middle mediastinum: en bloc surgical resection on cardiopulmonary bypass

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov 22;33(6):995-997. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab192.

Authors

Giovanna Rizzardi¹, Debora Brascia², Giuseppe Marulli², Luigi Bortolotti¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy.
² Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.

Abstract

We report a unique case of a 67-year-old man with a typical carcinoid of the middle mediastinum that adhered tightly to the pericardium, the posterior part of the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk, that was radically resected with the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass by clamping, sectioning and suturing the ascending aorta.

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary bypass; Neuroendocrine tumour; Typical carcinoid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoid Tumor* / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoid Tumor* / surgery
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Humans
Male
Mediastinum
Neuroendocrine Tumors*
Pericardium