title: Spontaneous pneumothorax due to bronchopleural fistula following reirradiation for locoregionally recurrent squamous cell lung cancer.
abstract: Spontaneous pneumothorax following radiotherapy for pulmonary malignancy is an unusual clinical condition. Here, we report a case of a 78-year-old male suffering from dyspnea during radiotherapy for squamous cell lung cancer of the right main bronchus. Imaging studies and fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed that pneumothorax was due to a bronchopleural fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Takayo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Takamune
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Sakai Hospital Kinki University Faculty of Medicine Sakai Osaka 590-0132 Japan.
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonesaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Takuhito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology Izumi Municipal Hospital Izumi Osaka 594-0071 Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
keywords: Bronchopleural fistula; reirradiation; spontaneous pneumothorax; squamous cell lung cancer