Fatal rupture of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after thoracic radiation therapy against lung squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and literature review.

Yosuke FukudaTetsuya HommaTomoki UnoYasunori MurataShintaro SuzukiEisuke ShiozawaMasafumi TakimotoHironori Sagara

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but fatal condition. It has been associated with lung cancer, abscesses, and radiation therapy. Identification in patients with hemoptysis is critical, and timely interventional therapy is warranted.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
radiation therapy
coronary artery
squamous cell carcinoma
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
locally advanced
endovascular treatment
radiation induced
spinal cord
bone marrow
bioinformatics analysis
rectal cancer