title: Dissecting intramural hematoma in esophageal carcinoma.
abstract: A 50-year-old man with esophageal carcinoma developed severe, refractory, retrosternal chest pain. The diagnosis was made four days later when contrast studies showed an intramural dissecting hematoma of the esophagus. The patient responded to conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Therapy Unit II, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Ramkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Govindraj
authors.forename: Sudha Kiran
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Selvamani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Backianathan
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged