The Role of Pulmonary Veins in Cancer Progression from a Computed Tomography Viewpoint

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Tumor progression related to pulmonary vein. The patient is a 71-year-old woman with lung adenocarcinoma who underwent a lobectomy. An initial right asymptomatic lung lesion was noted. Two months later she felt dyspnea. A chest CT scan (a) reveals a right lung nodule and a lung window scan (b) shows nodules within right superior vein. Two months later, the tumor had rapidly progressed. A chest X-ray (c) reveals a right lung opacity with right pleural effusion. A CT scan (d) shows right lung parenchymal lesion outside the right superior pulmonary veins with right pleural effusion.

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