Spontaneous hemothorax caused by a chest wall chondrosarcoma.
A 48-year-old man who presented with chest pain was found to have a spontaneous hemothorax caused by a large grade II chondrosarcoma. This was diagnosed on the basis of the findings from thoracotomy. After chest tube drainage of the hemothorax, the tissue obtained by two computed tomography-guided biopsies of a residual mass did not yield findings that allowed diagnosis of the tumor. This unusual case illustrates the importance of a systematic workup whenever a spontaneous hemothorax is encountered.
Karlawish
J H
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Smith
G W
GW
Gabrielson
E W
EW
Liu
M C
MC
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae