Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a patient undergoing left upper lobectomy for adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report

Abstract

Highlights Surgical management of left superior pulmonary venous return directly to the left innominate/brachiocephalic vein in patient with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Left upper lobectomy in patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung in the presence of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Case report describing operative management of adenocarcinoma of the lung in a patient afflicted with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of left superior pulmonary vein into the left brachiocephalic vein.

Right S3 segmentectomy for lung cancer with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in the right upper pulmonary vein: A case report

“…[3][4][5] In reports of 15 cases, including the present case, PAPVR was diagnosed preoperatively in seven cases, whereas it was identified intraoperatively in the other cases (Table 1). [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Right upper lobectomy was the most common procedure (nine cases), and these cases had PAPVR with right V1-3 returning to the SVC or azygos vein.…”