Bronchial stenosis and sclerosing mediastinitis: an uncommon complication of external thoracic radiotherapy

Eur Respir J. 1998 May;11(5):1188-90. doi: 10.1183/09031936.98.11051188.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Bronchial Diseases / diagnosis
  • Bronchial Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchial Diseases / etiology*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Female
  • Fiber Optic Technology / methods
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Mediastinitis / etiology*
  • Mediastinitis / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiation Injuries / complications*
  • Sclerosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed