• Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Mar 2012

    Case Reports

    Cavitary lung cancer presenting as subcutaneous emphysema on the contralateral side.

    • Serhat Yalçinkaya, Ahmet Hakan Vural, Mehmet Tugrul Göncü, and Ahmet Fatih Özyazicioglu.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital for Education and Research, Bursa, Turkey.
    • Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar 1; 14 (3): 338-9.

    AbstractBronchocutaneous fistula is an extremely rare complication of lung cancer and is frequently seen following biopsy or radiotherapy. A 67-year old male patient was administered to our hospital due to sudden onset of shortness of breath and subcutaneous emphysema on the right side. Chest computed tomography revealed a cavitary lesion in the left upper lobe in connection with the subcutaneous emphysema on the right side through sternum and anterior chest wall. The pathological examination of the biopsy performed during tube insertion revealed a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. The patient was referred for adjuvant therapy to local oncology hospital. He passed away 9 months following diagnosis.

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