title: Spontaneous expulsion of a mediastinal lymph node in carcinoma of the esophagus.
abstract: A case of spontaneous expulsion of a mediastinal lymph node, which developed during the follow up of a patient with carcinoma of the esophagus is presented. To the best of our knowledge, no such instance of natural extrusion of mediastinal lymph node has been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003287:Contrast Media; D003371:Cough; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media