Emergent salvage surgery for massive hemoptysis after proton beam therapy for lung cancer: a case report

Emergent salvage surgery for massive hemoptysis after proton beam therapy for lung cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Salvage surgery is an effective therapeutic option for patients experiencing relapses after chemoradiotherapy for advanced-stage lung cancer or after high-dose radiotherapy for early-stage lung cancer. We report a case involving an emergent salvage surgery for a patient with mass...

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Main Authors: Haruaki Hino, Kahori Nakahama, Makoto Ogata, Kayoko Kibata, Chika Miyasaka, Takahiro Utsumi, Natsumi Maru, Hiroshi Matsui, Yohei Taniguchi, Tomohito Saito, Koji Tsuta, Tomohiro Murakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Salvage surgery
Massive hemoptysis
Broncho-pulmonary artery fistula
Proton beam therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01177-9
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