title: [Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy following induction therapy for cT4N0M0 squamous cell lung cancer].
abstract: A 69-year-old man developed after thoracotomy for lung cancer. He had centrally located cT4N0M0 squamous cell lung cancer that was downstaged to cTxN0M0 by induction chemoradiotherapy with grade 3 hematologic toxicity. Two months after the finish of chemotherapy, right pneumonectomy with concomitant resection of the superior vena cava was performed. Three weeks later, he developed with a bronchopleural fistula and died of ARDS. This demonstrates increased risk of surgery following induction chemoradiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Numazu City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012074:Remission Induction; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology*