RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchial stenosis and sclerosing mediastinitis: an uncommon complication of external thoracic radiotherapy
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1188
OP 1190
VO 11
IS 5
A1 Dechambre, S
A1 Dorzee, J
A1 Fastrez, J
A1 Hanzen, C
A1 Van Houtte, P
A1 d'Odemont, JP
YR 1998
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/11/5/1188.abstract
AB The side-effects of radiation therapy on the bronchial tree or on the mediastinum are seldom reported. In this setting, we report a case of sclerosing mediastinitis with bronchial stenosis discovered 1 yr after external radiotherapy for lung cancer. The patient was treated with a Dumont stent and has so far had an uneventful further course for up to 42 months. Bronchial stenosis related to mediastinal fibrosis after radiotherapy has not been reported previously.