Spontaneous pneumothorax from bronchogenic carcinoma.
Spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to bronchogenic carcinoma is an unusual occurrence. Reported here is a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung whose presenting symptom was spontaneous pneumothorax. A brief review of the literature is presented.
D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous