[Clinical case of the month. Compression of the right main bronchus by a mesothelioma].
We report the case of a patient treated by chemotherapy for a diagnosis of mesothelioma. A quickly progressive dyspnea developed which was due to compression of the right main bronchus by mediastinal extension of the tumor. This obstruction was treated by interventionnal bronchoscopy and stenting.
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Service de Pneumologie, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
Corhay
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Nguyen
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Ghaye
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Louis
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D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*