title: Pneumothorax: an unusual presentation of primary bronchogenic neoplasm.
abstract: We report the occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax as the initial pulmonary event in a patient subsequently found to have a primary adenocarcinoma of the ipsilateral lung. A review of the literature regarding this rare presenting feature of bronchogenic neoplasm is provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ossorio
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*