CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 47, no. 3, 2021

Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Life-Threatening Complication of Metastatic Renal Cancer: A Case Report

[Case Report]

E. Gambuti(1), F. Alfano(1), F. Fabbian(1), B. Perna(1), M. Guarino(1), R. De Giorgio(1)


(1)Departments of Translational Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital in Cona, Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Italy


Abstract:

Subcutaneous emphysema (SE) could present as an emergency situation requiring appropriate management because of possible serious complications. While the diagnosis can be well established, its classification and treatment are not yet standardized. Herein we report the case of SE occurred in a young man after positioning of a thorax drainage because of a hydro-pneumothorax developed as a consequence of pulmonary metastases from clear cell renal carcinoma. Since there are no data correlating anatomo-clinical categorization with outcome and treatment of patients with SE, a "tailored- treatment" may be considered.


Keywords: Hydro-pneumothorax, metastatic clear cell renal cancer, subcutaneous drains, subcutaneous emphysema, frail patient.



Corresponding: Matteo Guarino, Departments of Translational Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital in Cona, Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Italy, e-mail: grnmtt@unife.it


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.47.03.21 - Download PDF
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