대한영상의학회지 (Jul 2019)

A Gastro-Pleuro-Pericardial Fistula That Occurred Following Palliative Chemoradiotherapy for Tongue Cancer: A Case Report

  • Seo Jin Jang,
  • Yoon Ki Cha,
  • Jeung Sook Kim,
  • Do Yeun Kim,
  • Dae Bong Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.4.815
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 80, no. 4
pp. 815 – 819

Abstract

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A gastro-pleuro-pericardial fistula is an abnormal communication between the stomach, pleural cavity, and pericardium. It is a very rare and life-threatening condition, which needs prompt intervention. We report a case of gastro-pleuro-pericardial fistula in a patient with tongue cancer who was treated with chemoradiotherapy. A 41-year-old woman presented with left chest discomfort and dyspnea. She was diagnosed with left pleural metastasis from tongue cancer and was treated with chemoradiotherapy on the left posteroinferior chest wall. A CT revealed the abnormal connection between the gastric fundus, left pleura and pericardium, showing gastro-pleuro-pericardial fistula.

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