Endobronchial Tumor Migration Presenting with Acute Breathlessness and Stridor

We describe a case of known lung malignancy presenting acutely with bronchial obstruction. A piece of tumor from the left main bronchus (occluded by primary tumor) had been aspirated into the previously patent right main bronchus, leading to acute respiratory distress. The obstruction was cleared be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of thoracic oncology 2008-04, Vol.3 (4), p.428-429
Main Authors: Embley, Matthew Anthony, Fairbairn, I.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airways obstruction
Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnosis
Bronchial Neoplasms - physiopathology
Bronchoscopy
Dyspnea
Dyspnea - etiology
Dyspnea - physiopathology
Expectoration
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - physiopathology
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Respiratory Sounds - etiology
Respiratory Sounds - physiopathology
Stridor
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We describe a case of known lung malignancy presenting acutely with bronchial obstruction. A piece of tumor from the left main bronchus (occluded by primary tumor) had been aspirated into the previously patent right main bronchus, leading to acute respiratory distress. The obstruction was cleared before intervention by expectoration.
ISSN:1556-0864
1556-1380
DOI:10.1097/JTO.0b013e318169cdb0