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Abstract
Case Report
A case of primary lung cancer with endotracheal/endobronchial metastases
Reiko Yoshino Yoshio Tomizawa Kousuke Takei Mai Tomizawa Akihiro Yoshii Ryusei Saitou
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma Hospital
ABSTRACT
A 63-year-old man with lung adenocarcinoma underwent a right upper lobectomy after gamma-knife radiosurgery for a single brain metastasis. He complained of hemosputum, and a bronchoscopic examination demonstrated polypoid nodules in the trachea and in the right and left main bronchi. A biopsy specimen demonstrated endotracheal/endobronchial metastases from lung adenocarcinoma. Thoracic radiation therapy and chemotherapy with gefitinib (Iressa) were simultaneously undergone to avoid death by hemoptysis, and the tumors had then almost disappeared. This patient was considered to be a rare case with endotracheal/endobronchial metastases of primary lung cancer.
KEYWORDS
Primary lung cancer Endotracheal/endobronchial metastases (EEMs) Gefitinib Radiotherapy
Received 26 Jun 2013 ／ Accepted 26 May 2014
AJRS, 3(5): 671-674, 2014
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