Thorium dioxide granuloma of the neck with resultant fatal hemorrhage

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978 · Arch. Otolaryngol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1979.00790130049011· OSTI ID:6509077

Kamijo, A; Okabe, K; Hirose, T

A 46-year-old man had a granuloma in the neck that was caused by extravasation of thorium dioxide (Thorotrast) by an angiographic procedure performed about 30 years previously. His chief complaints were dysphagia and dyspnea with mild hoarseness. Partial resection of the tumor was performed, but his symptoms were not ameliorated. The immediate postoperative course was unfavorable. The patient died four months after the operation from massive hemorrhages from the right common carotid artery.

• Research Organization: Shinshu Univ., Matsumoto, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6509077
• Journal Information: Arch. Otolaryngol.; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Otolaryngol.; (United States) Vol. 105:1; ISSN AROTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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