Bronchial stenosis and sclerosing mediastinitis: an uncommon complication of external thoracic radiotherapy.
The side-effects of radiation therapy on the bronchial tree or on the mediastinum are seldom reported. In this setting, we report a case of sclerosing mediastinitis with bronchial stenosis discovered 1 yr after external radiotherapy for lung cancer. The patient was treated with a Dumont stent and has so far had an uneventful further course for up to 42 months. Bronchial stenosis related to mediastinal fibrosis after radiotherapy has not been reported previously.
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Dept of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Clinique Saint Joseph, Mons, Belgium.
Dorzee
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Fastrez
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Hanzen
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Van Houtte
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d'Odémont
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed