Pneumocephalus after the Treatment of an Inoperable Superior Sulcus Tumor with Chemoradiation
| العنوان: | Pneumocephalus after the Treatment of an Inoperable Superior Sulcus Tumor with Chemoradiation |
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| المؤلفون: | Todd A. Nichols, Robert Allbright, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Ashley Albert, Edward Patrick Farley |
| المصدر: | Case Reports in Oncological Medicine Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi Limited, 2017. |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, Fistula, Tumor resection, Case Report, Sulcus, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, medicine.disease, lcsh:RC254-282, Cranial trauma, Surgery, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine.anatomical_structure, Pneumocephalus, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Medicine, Thoracotomy, business, Complication, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Intracranial pressure |
| الوصف: | Background. Pneumocephalus is a rare phenomenon that can occur as a complication after operations involving the thoracic discs, following thoracotomy for tumor resection, and after an intracranial operation or cranial trauma. This complication frequently occurs when a tumor is located in the costovertebral angle and an operative intervention creates a tear in the dura resulting in a pleural-dural fistula. Case Presentation. We describe the case of a 58-year-old man with an inoperable superior sulcus tumor who developed pneumocephalus after the initiation of chemoradiation secondary to a pleural-dural fistula. Conclusions. Although a rare occurrence, pneumocephalus should be considered when patients with tumors in the superior sulcus treated with radiation develop neurologic symptoms characteristic of increased intracranial pressure. |
| تدمد: | 2090-6714 2090-6706 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7e6a74b886fdc92ee613128705e65217Test https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3016517Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....7e6a74b886fdc92ee613128705e65217 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20906714 20906706 |
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