Endotracheal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Abstract We describe the case of a 75 years old patient with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma, with acute respiratory failure due to tracheal obstruction by metastasis, successfully treated with airway disobstruction with rigid bronchoscope.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giacomo Ghinassi, Pasquale Imitazione, Alfonso Pecoraro, Luciano B. G. Montella, Paola Martucci, Raffaella Giacobbe, Campione Severo, Domenico Aronne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-06-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40248-019-0182-7