Medical image of the week: pulmonary metastases of rectal cancer

Autor: Insel M, Mahmoud N, Sam A
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 43-44 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-6773
DOI: 10.13175/swjpcc008-17
Popis: A 51-year-old woman with known rectal cancer currently receiving systemic chemotherapy presented with 2 weeks of worsening dyspnea on exertion. The day prior to admission she developed persistent inspiratory and expiratory wheeze. CT scan demonstrated right main stem endobronchial mass and a heterogeneous mass comprising the entire left hemithorax (Figure 1). Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated a fungating mass at the carina extending down both main stems (Figure 2). The mass was snared and removed with cryotherapy and pathology was consistent with metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma.
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