title: A Case of Descending Necrotizing MediastinitisPenetrating to the Esophagus.
abstract: Here, we present the case of a 78-year-old man with a deep neck infection that caused descending necrotizing mediastinitis that extended from the pharynx to the stomach and was accompanied by two large esophageal fistulas and multiple gastric ulcers. We believe that the series of lesions were the signs of a hidden carcinoma.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, Japan.
authors: Yuichiro
authors: Y
authors: Inaba
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, Japan ; Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors: Hisashi
authors: H
authors: Tokano
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center East Hospital, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Ohtsu
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Kitamura
keywords: cervical abscess; cervical cellulitis; conservative treatment; descending necrotizing mediastinitis; esophageal abscess; gastric ulcer; tonsillitis
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