Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with bronchial obstruction by a carcinoid tumor.

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is a standard treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). CTEPH combined with bronchial obstruction by a tumor is rare but should be assessed carefully because PEA for obstructed segments can be less therapeutic and make the subsequent surgical resection challenging. This report describes a case of CTEPH with bronchial obstruction by a typical carcinoid tumor in a 75-year-old man.

Surgical resection of an intraluminal tumor in the azygos vein with an unknown primary site causing superior vena cava syndrome.

Intraluminal tumor in the azygos vein is a rare disease that can cause superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Radiotherapy and endovascular stenting with or without chemotherapy are reported to have a high clinical success rate for the management of SVC syndrome with malignancy, but a poor survival rate. Here, we report a 69-year-old man who presented with swelling of the face and upper extremities, who was diagnosed with SVC syndrome caused by an intraluminal tumor in the azygos vein.