Massive haemothorax as a complication of primary lung cancer--a case report.
A 58-year-old man was admitted with a massive haemothorax. At thoracotomy, the cause was found to be due to a bleeding primary lung cancer, the cell type of which was adenocarcinoma. A literature search revealed that this complication of lung cancer has not previously been described. Reasons as to the infrequency of this complication are discussed.
Lim
K H
KH
Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
Lam
K N
KN
Tey
B H
BH
Chew
L S
LS
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged