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 massive hemoptysis who developed lung cancer recurrence after undergoing proton beam therapy 7 years prior to presentation.

Case presentation

A 70-year-old male patient was emergently admitted due to massive hemoptysis. He had undergone proton beam therapy for a stage I adenocarcinoma of the left upper lobe 7 years ago, and was receiving chemotherapy for local recurrence. We performed an emergent salvage pulmonary resection to achieve hemostasis. During the operation, we confirmed the presence

SUBMITTER: Hino H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature