{"title":"Direct Tumour Seeding Following Medical Thoracoscopy in EGFR-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report.","authors":"Kazuhiko Iwasaki, Akihito Okazaki, Yasuhiko Matsuda","doi":"10.1002/rcr2.70130","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case demonstrates the risk of tumour seeding after medical thoracoscopy for EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma. Clinicians should balance the diagnostic benefits against potential complications, closely monitor intervention sites, and consider early local control strategies such as radiation therapy to effectively manage procedure-related risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":45846,"journal":{"name":"Respirology Case Reports","volume":"13 2","pages":"e70130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11842089/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Respirology Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70130","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/2/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"RESPIRATORY SYSTEM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This case demonstrates the risk of tumour seeding after medical thoracoscopy for EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma. Clinicians should balance the diagnostic benefits against potential complications, closely monitor intervention sites, and consider early local control strategies such as radiation therapy to effectively manage procedure-related risks.
期刊介绍:
Respirology Case Reports is an open-access online journal dedicated to the publication of original clinical case reports, case series, clinical images and clinical videos in all fields of respiratory medicine. The Journal encourages the international exchange between clinicians and researchers of experiences in diagnosing and treating uncommon diseases or diseases with unusual presentations. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed through a streamlined process that aims at providing a rapid turnaround time from submission to publication.