A Case of Atelectasis of the Right Lower and Middle Lobes With Bronchoscopy Demonstrating Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Right Main Bronchus

Case Reports1 November 1938A CASE OF ATELECTASIS OF THE RIGHT LOWER AND MIDDLE LOBES WITH BRONCHOSCOPY DEMONSTRATING SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA OF THE RIGHT MAIN BRONCHUSOTTO S. BAUM, M.D., JOHN H. RICHARDS, M.D., MAXWELL D. RYAN, M.D.OTTO S. BAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN H. RICHARDS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MAXWELL D. RYAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-5-699 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCASE REPORTThe patient, R. Z., is a 29 year old American housewife, admitted to the Second (Cornell) Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital on March 16, 1938, complaining of right-sided chest pain, cough, and 15 pounds loss of weight during the preceding six weeks.History: She had always been well, recalling only measles and chickenpox. Her mother had died of diabetes; the family history otherwise was negative. She is married, has two children living and well, having had one miscarriage. Review of her history by systems shows no relevant factors.Six weeks before entry she developed an upper respiratory infection,...Bibliography1. ASHBURY HE: Recurrent massive collapse of the lung due to benign intrabronchial tumor, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1929, xxi, 452-459. Google Scholar2. BALL HA: Primary pulmonary sarcoma; review with report of additional case, Am. Jr. Cancer (Suppl.), 1931, xv, 2319-2330. Google Scholar3. CABOT CASE No. 18452: Fibrosarcoma of the pleura, N. Eng. Jr. Med., 1932, ccvii, 843-847. Google Scholar4. CABOT CASE No. 22382: Fibrosarcoma of the mediastinum, probably neurogenic, N. Eng. Jr. Med., 1936, ccxv, 558-560. Google Scholar5. CABOT CASE No. 22441: Fibrosarcoma of the lung with metastases, N. Eng. Jr. Med., 1936, ccxv, 837-839. Google Scholar6. CABOT CASE No. 23182: Fibrosarcoma of the mediastinum, N. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 25, 1938.From the Second (Cornell) Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimäre maligne Tumoren der Bronchien und LungenIntrapulmonary stromal mesotheliomaRESECTION OF PRIMARY PULMONARY SARCOMABronchogenic LeiomyosarcomaGeschwülste der Lunge, Pleura und BrustwandSarcoma of the LungBRONCHOPULMONARY SARCOMAFIBROSARCOMA OF THE BRONCHUSFIBROSARCOMA OF THE BRONCHUSFIBROSARCOMA OF THE BRONCHUSSOLITARY PRIMARY NEUROGENIC TUMOR OF THE LUNGPRIMARY (?) MELANOMA OF THE LUNG 1 November 1938Volume 12, Issue 5Page: 699-708KeywordsBronchoscopyChickenpoxChildrenHospital medicineIschemiaMeaslesMiscarriageSarcomaUpper respiratory tract infectionsWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...