Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Oct;36(10):784-788.
Bronchogenic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patient with Swyer-James Syndrome: One Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, Chonju, Korea. tcskim@lycos.co.kr
Abstract
- Swyer-James syndrome is a rare disease with patients presenting with unilateral hyperlucent lungs and hypoperfusion due to hypoplasia of the pulmonary artery and bronchiolitis obliterans. A unilateral hyperlucent lung generally develops after a lower respiratory tract infection during early childhood. In extremely rare cases, an association of bronchogenic carcinoma with Swyer-James syndrome has been reported. We report a case of bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma associated with Swyer-James syndrome that performed right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection with a relevant literature review.
