title: Massive haemothorax as a complication of primary lung cancer--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Tey
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged