Abstract
A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer in the right lower lobe. He was treated with chemotherapy (first line: TS-1/CDDP; second line: carboplatin/nab-paclitaxel) and radiation therapy (41.4 Gy), but his disease continued to progress. The patient complained of relatively sudden-onset chest pain and high-grade fever. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an esophageal fistula (Figure 1), which esophagography using water-soluble contrast medium showed was overlying the right lower zone of the lung.
Highlights
A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer in the right lower lobe
Esophago-Pulmonary Fistula Caused by Lung Cancer Treated with a Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent
Computed tomography (CT) showed a small volume of air in the lung cancer of the right lower lobe, so the patient was suspected of fistula between the esophagus and the lung parenchyma
Summary
A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer in the right lower lobe. Esophago-Pulmonary Fistula Caused by Lung Cancer Treated with a Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Takashi Abe[1], Takayuki Nagai[1] and Kazunari Murakami2 *Corresponding author: Takashi Abe M.D., Ph.D., Department of Gastroenterology, Oita Kouseiren Tsurumi Hospital, Tsurumi 4333, Beppu City, Oita 874-8585, Japan, Tel: +81-977-23-7111 Fax: +81-977-23-7884, E-mail: takashi0315@oita-u.ac.jp
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