Metastatic meningioma extending into the left atrium through the pulmonary vein

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun;97(6):2173-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.031.

Abstract

Left atrial extension of pulmonary tumors through the pulmonary vein is most often associated with primary malignancies and is rarely associated with metastatic disease. We present the first, to our knowledge, reported case of a patient with a history of intracranial meningioma resections presenting with metastatic meningioma to the right lower lobe with extension into the left atrium through the pulmonary vein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Meningioma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Veins / pathology*