[Endobronchial brachytherapy for intra-luminal recurrence after lung cancer resection].
A 63-year-old man who had squamous cell carcinoma in left lung was received left lower lobectomy with lymph node dissection (pT3N0M0). Twenty months after surgery, the patient showed bloody sputum and bronchofiberscopy revealed intra-luminal recurrence on trachea. Endobronchial brachytherapy in combination with external beam radiotherapy was selected and complete remission was achieved. After the brachytherapy, bronchitis was observed and was healed 23 months after the therapy.
Kataoka
D
D
First Department of Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kadokura
M
M
Nonaka
M
M
Yamamoto
S
S
Asano
M
M
Maruta
K
K
Takeuchi
S
S
Shibata
M
M
Shiojiri
Y
Y
Itagaki
T
T
Takaba
T
T
Kubota
Y
Y
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D012074:Remission Induction