A Case Report of Bronchogenic Cyst in an Infant Causing Acute Respiratory Distress

We experienced a 5-month-old infant with mediastinal bronchogenic cyst manifested with severe dyspnea. Chest x-ray revealed no abnormal shadow in the mediastinum, but this disease was suspected from a deviation of the esophagus. The definitive diagnosis was established by computerized tomography (CT) and echography. The infant's life was saved by emergency surgery. Although the diagnosis of this disease is difficult, late diagnosis may lead to an unfavorable prognosis. CT and echography are very useful for diagnosis of this disease

放射線誘発肉腫の1例

This report describes a nine-year-old girl with postradiation sarcoma. The patient was found to have rhabdomyosarcoma in the right hip when she was one year and eleven months old, and received surgery. In addition to chemotherapy, the lesion was irradiated with 3300 rad of 10 Me V electron beam. Six years and eight months after irradiation, postradiation sarcoma arised from the right iliac bone in the irradiated field. Postradiation sarcoma is considered to be an important disease because of its rare occurrence and generally unfavorable prognosis. Therefore, this case report is presented