A Case of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with an Intratumoral Abscess During Chemoradiotherapy Successfully Treated with Bronchoscopic Drainage

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the management of an intratumoral abscess during chemoradiotherapy in a lung cancer patient.
• Case report of a 51-year-old male with non-small cell lung cancer and an intratumoral abscess.
• Utilized bronchoscopic drainage to treat the abscess after conventional antibiotic therapy failed.
• Monitored the patient's response to resumed chemoradiotherapy after drainage.
• Intratumoral abscess improved following bronchoscopic drainage.
• Chemoradiotherapy was successfully completed after managing the abscess.
• The patient is currently on durvalumab after treatment completion.