Broncho-esophageal fistula leading to lung abscess: A life-threatening emergency detected on FDG PET/CT in a case of carcinoma of middle third esophagus.

Abstract

Sinister undesirable pathologies often accompany malignancies. Though the entire emphasis is on cancer management, these benign conditions are more life-threatening than the primary malignancy itself. We report an interesting imaging finding of broncho-esophageal fistula leading to lung abscess on (18)F- fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in large middle esophageal cancer, which due to early detection, was promptly managed.

• Authors: Ameya D Puranik, Nilendu C Purandare, Archi Agrawal, Sneha Shah, Venkatesh Rangarajan
• Journal: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (Indian J Nucl Med) Vol. 28 Issue 3 Pg. 176-7 (Jul 2013) ISSN: 0972-3919 [Print] India
• PMID: 24250029 (Publication Type: Case Reports)