Pneumopericardium complicating bronchial cancer

We report an observation of pneumopericardium occurring, without iatrogenic trauma in the preceding days, during the course of an epidermoid bronchial carcinoma, treated for a year by radio- and chemotherapy. The pneumopericardium produced a very attenuated clinical picture and was resorbed without...

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Published inRevue des maladies respiratoires Vol. 3; no. 5; p. 277
Main Authors Letanche, G, Souquet, P J, Pabion, C, Bernard, J P, Touraine, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1986
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - complications
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Male
Pneumopericardium - etiology
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Summary:We report an observation of pneumopericardium occurring, without iatrogenic trauma in the preceding days, during the course of an epidermoid bronchial carcinoma, treated for a year by radio- and chemotherapy. The pneumopericardium produced a very attenuated clinical picture and was resorbed without incidence. But the patient died a few weeks after an overwhelming haemoptysis. The radiological picture is very characteristic. The differential diagnosis is above all that of a pneumo-mediastinum. But in the latter case, the clear zone exceeds the level of the great vessels and subcutaneous cervical emphysema in generally very clear both clinically and radiologically.
ISSN:0761-8425