Covered Stent of the Left Common Carotid and Subclavian Arteries Assist the Invasive Tumor Resection

Figure 3

(a) The resected specimen (mediastinal view); (b) the cut surface on the red line of (a). (c) Microscopically, the fibrotic tissue surrounding the left subclavian artery (LSA) was free of malignancy (arrow). (d) Microscopically, the fibrosis surrounding the left common carotid artery (LCCA: arrow) was free from malignancy, but the tumor had infiltrated the left brachiocephalic vein ().

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