Pneumatosis Intestinalis following Radiation Esophagitis during Chemoradiotherapy for Lung Cancer: A Case Report

Pneumatosis Intestinalis following Radiation Esophagitis during Chemoradiotherapy for Lung Cancer: A Case Report

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare disease that forms emphysema lesions under the mucosa and serosa of the gastrointestinal tract. We present the first case of PI following radiation-induced esophagitis during chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for lung cancer. A 74-year-old man with severe chronic obstru...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Ito, Takeshi Masuda, Kakuhiro Yamaguchi, Shinjiro Sakamoto, Yasushi Horimasu, Taku Nakashima, Shintaro Miyamoto, Hiroshi Iwamoto, Kazunori Fujitaka, Hironobu Hamada, Noboru Hattori
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Karger Publishers 2021
Subjects:
pneumatosis intestinalis
lung cancer
chemoradiotherapy
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
esophagitis
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/948c0defdcd54ef69ae7ff67e36cd18b
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