Spontaneous pneumothorax caused by metastatic hemangioendothelioma. Radiographic appearance and pathologic correlation.
A patient with hemangioendothelioma is described, who developed a metastatic pulmonary nodule, subsequently a bullous lesion contiguous to the nodule, and finally spontaneous pneumothorax. In such cases, newly formed bullous lesions may conceal originally visible metastatic foci and can be a potential source of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Takashima
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S
Department of Radiology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Takeuchi
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N
Morimoto
S
S
Kozuka
T
T
Ohno
K
K
D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography