Mediastinal emphysema and small cell lung cancer (SCLC): a case-report

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“…In response to an article by Libeer et al [1] who reports a case of mediastinal emphysema in a 59-year old male, he mentions the low incidence of this condition and comments on only two such cases in patients with lung cancer, one in a patient with metastatic disease and the second, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). I would like to briefly present a third case of spontaneous mediastinal emphysema in a patient with limited stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC).…”

“…One with metastatic disease [5] and the other with NSCLC [6] and the third as discussed in the article by Libeer et al [1]. This is the fourth such case to occur although no active tumour was present at the time of diagnosis of SME.…”