[Broncho-mediastinal fistula -- a rare manifestation of a tumor].
Broncho-mediastinal fistulaes are a very rare condition, existing only a report of a case related with primary lung cancer. The authors present a clinical case of a white 58-year-old man, with previous history of cigarette smoking and diabetes, with fever, productive cough and progressive dyspnea, with radiological evidence of right inferior lobar pneumonia. We noticed a radiological deterioration, despite the high spectrum antibiotic therapy, so he was submitted to thoracic computerized tomography and broncofibroscopy, which revealed extensive infiltration of the principal and intermediary bronchioles with a broncho-mediastinal-esophagic fistula. The histological exam revealed a pavimentam cellular carcinoma.
Marques
A S
AS
anabela.s.marques@sapo.pt
Pinto
F G
FG
Noronha
M M
MM
Vera
J
J
Monteiro
M
M
D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged