Dissecting intramural hematoma in esophageal carcinoma.
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.
George
Reena
R
Department of Radiation Therapy Unit II, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
Govindraj
Ramkumar
R
Das
Sudha Kiran
SK
Backianathan
Selvamani
S
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