Metastatic Meningioma Extending Into the Left Atrium Through the Pulmonary Vein Pey-Jen Yu, MD, Kevin M. Hyman, MD, Hugh A. Cassiere, MD, Brian Fallon, MD, Sheel K. Vatsia, MD, Michael J. Esposito, MD, Lawrence R. Glassman, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 6, Pages 2173-2175 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.031 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Axial image of chest computed tomography with intravenous contrast demonstrating a right lower lobe mass with invasion into the right inferior pulmonary vein and extension into the left atrium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 2173-2175DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.031) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A and B) Histopathologic findings of metastatic meningioma within the pulmonary vein. Histologic features of meningioma include round to oval nuclei, delicate chromatin, and indistinct cell boarders. (Hematoxylin and eosin, [A] ×40; [B] ×400.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 2173-2175DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.031) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions