An aortoesophageal fistula in patient with lung cancer after chemo-irradiation and subsequent esophageal stent implantation

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-265

  Um, Soo Jung ^a   Park, Byeong Ho ^a   Son, Choonhee ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aortoesophageal fistula; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Stents

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOCETAXEL; GEMCITABINE; NAVELBINE;

ADULT; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STOMACH BIOPSY; THORACIC AORTA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FATALITY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMATEMESIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649087570     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318194fc68     Document Type: Article

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