A case of Esophageal Cancer with Pneumopericardium

식도암에 동반된 심막기종

  • Hwang, Jin-Su (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical school) ;
  • Choi, Soo-Mi (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical school) ;
  • Lee, Heung-Bum (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical school) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical school) ;
  • Rhee, Yang-Keun (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical school)
  • 황진수 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최수미 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이흥범 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이용철 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이양근 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.12.30

Abstract

A diabetic 73-year-old man had admitted and examined gastrofiberoscopy due to dyspagia and weight loss of 6 kg during two months. He was confirmed diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. During the esophgography, we found the dye spillage into pericardia! space from the esophagus with air collection A following chest roentgenogram revealed a typical pneumopericardium with pericardial air filling. Although intensive care was done. he expired 4 days later. We report a case of typical pnemopericardium caused secondary to esophageal cancer.

심막기종은 드문 질병이고 성인에서는 대부분 그 원인이 외상성으로 알려져 있으나, 저자들은 최근 식도 편평상피암에 동반된 전형적인 심막기종을 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 이를 보고하는 바이다.

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