Lung Cancer-Case 2 Dr Francesco Zappa Clinica Luganese Moncucco-TI
Actual historyPrevious history 60 pack/year Loss of weight Left upper dorsal pain, uncontroled with actual therapy (Fentanyl 12,5; Dafalgan 2g; Voltaren ret 75 mg) Mild confusion Ischemic bowel disease with chronic diarrhea Urinary retention unknown etiology Bowel diverticular disease with previous episodes of diverticulitis Macular degeneretion Presbiacousia
Laboratory findingsClinical findings Hb 13,5 Wbc 11,3 Plt 397 CRP 51 Calcium 2.89 (<2.55) PTH-rp 1.6 (<1.3) → bisphosphonates Normal physical status Mild confusion Chest XR + CT scan Bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsies: poorly differentiated NSCLC (with parts of squamoid type) PET-ct
Symptomatic → pain killers Palliative RT Palliative RT+CT (cisplatin wk - 3wks) Potentially curative RT- CT → concomitant/sequential → regimen: cis+vp16 - other? Surgery alone RT → Surgery → +/- CT RT+CT → Surgery CT → Surgery
Palliative RT 35 Gy (14x2,5)
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Before RT Dafalgan 1g Voltaren ret 75mg Fentanyl patch 12,5/72h During-after RT Voltaren ret 75mg MST 10mg NB: increasing local pain during RT
Complications: Oro-pharyngeal candidosis Urosepsis (P.aeruginosa+Enterococcus) Left upper lobe infection (tumoral cavitation; abces?) Treatments: Fluconazol Ciprofloxacin Amoxicillin+clavulanic acid Ceftazidime Imipenem Teicoplanin