A total EQD 2 greater than 85 Gy for trachea and main bronchus D 2cc being associated with severe late complications after definitive endobronchial brachytherapy

A total EQD2 greater than 85 Gy for trachea and main bronchus D2cc being associated with severe late complications after definitive endobronchial brachytherapy

PURPOSE The endobronchial brachytherapy (EBBT) is an established treatment method for tumors of the tracheobronchial system, however, little is known about the tolerance dose for organ at risk (OAR) in EBBT. The purpose of this study is to analyze patients with superficial bronchial carcinoma treated with definitive EBBT, and to investigate a relationship between late complications and dose for...

Surgical treatment of endobronchial leiomyosarcoma with right main bronchus total obstruction: a case report.

Endobronchial leiomyosarcoma is an unusual tumor of the respiratory tract. Clinically, patients may present with intermittent coughing, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and fever until late in the course of the disease because of total obstruction of the main airway. In this paper, we report the case of a 51-year-old male with endobronchial leiomyosarcoma who presented with acute respiratory di...

Severe late complications after radiotherapy for advanced cervical cancer with special emphasis on brachytherapy

Severe main bronchus obstruction due to pulmonary schwannoma: A Case Report

Pulmonary schwannoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from peripheral nerve sheath, Schwann cells, in the lungs and mostly remains asymptomatic for months. This report presents a seven-year-old female patient with an occasional cough and fever. She was hospitalized due to the lack of response to outpatient treatments, including antibiotics and antifebrile. A biopsy was taken from the mass by bron...

Left main bronchus separation after blunt trauma

Tracheobronchial damage is very rare in clinical practice and represents no more than 1% of all injuries caused by blunt trauma. Nearly 80% of patients die before reaching the hospital. Most ruptures are observed in the right main bronchus and are located within 2 cm of the carina trachea. The highest mortality rate applies to patients with bilateral bronchial injuries. Nonspecific symptoms, ad...