A Case of Labile BP in a Patient With Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Jem Marie Golbin; Albert Bui; Michael Philippone; Rendell Ashton; Simon Mucha

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.013

A Case of Labile BP in a Patient With Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Chest. 2024 Oct;166(4):e105-e108. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.013.

Authors

Jem Marie Golbin¹, Albert Bui², Michael Philippone², Rendell Ashton³, Simon Mucha²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Community Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: golbinj@ccf.org.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
³ Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Abstract

A 71-year-old man with a history of recurrent tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma was admitted to the hospital with oropharyngeal bleeding. He received high-dose radiation therapy with curative intent. On day 4 of hospitalization, he demonstrated hypoxia resulting from an airway mucus plug and was brought to the medical ICU.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / radiotherapy
Humans
Hypoxia / etiology
Male
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / complications
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / therapy