An unusual cause of acute headache: subarachnoid free air secondary to spontaneous bronchopleurodurosubarachnoid fistula from a Pancoast tumor

Dmitriy N. Kazimirko; Ellen E. Parker; David A. Joyner; Teddi H. Berry; Charlotte S. Taylor; Todd A. Nichols; Majid A. Khan

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.06.001

An unusual cause of acute headache: subarachnoid free air secondary to spontaneous bronchopleurodurosubarachnoid fistula from a Pancoast tumor

Dmitriy N. Kazimirko, Ellen E. Parker, David A. Joyner, Teddi H. Berry, Charlotte S. Taylor, Todd A. Nichols, Majid A. Khan

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Abstract

Pneumocephalus and pneumorrhachis are related to transgression of the barriers to the central nervous system. We present a patient with a Pancoast tumor treated with palliative chemoradiation who developed symptomatic spinal and intracranial air caused by spontaneous bronchopleurodurosubarachnoid fistula secondary to direct tumor invasion into the thecal sac.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	238-241
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.06.001
State	Published - Sep 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bronchopleurodurosubarachnoid fistula
Pneumocephalus
Pneumorrhachis

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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