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case_images: a Chest X-ray shows atelectasis of the right lower lung. b Chest X-ray shows that the atelectasis disappears following the targeted therapy using sunitinib.
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case_images: When the doctor performed auscultation, breathing sounds were not heard in the right lower lung area, and right lower atelectasis was confirmed on a chest X-ray (Fig. 1a). The patient's respiratory symptoms were alleviated, and atelectasis of the right lower lobe, which was seen on a simple chest radiograph prior to the therapy, disappeared (Fig. 1b).
case_images: Flexible bronchoscopic image reveals a polypoid mass occluding the right lower bronchus (yellow arrows).
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case_images: On bronchoscopy, a bronchial mass completely occluding the right lower bronchus was observed (Fig. 2).
case_images: PET-CT scan shows multiple metastatic tumors in the right lower bronchus (yellow arrow), mediastinal lymph node (red arrow), lumbar vertebra (blue arrow). It also shows atelectasis on right lower lung field.
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case_images: A PET-CT scan confirmed metastases to the bronchus, mediastinal lymph nodes, and lumbar spine (Fig. 3).
case_images: Photograph shows a spontaneously protruded tumor mass out of the body through the airway with cough accompanied by hemoptysis.
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case_images: The patient started treatment with sunitinib 50 mg, and after 3 months of administration, a tumor mass spontaneously protruded out of the body through the airway with cough accompanied by hemoptysis (Fig. 4).