Hemangiopericytoma of the mediastinum causing spontaneous hemothorax.
Mediastinal tumors rarely cause spontaneous hemothorax. We report a case of right-sided hemothorax that occurred in a 37-year-old woman with a hemangiopericytoma in the posterior portion of the superior mediastinum.
Department of Chest Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography