title: [Spontaneous hydro-pneumothorax disclosing malignant mesothelioma. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: We report the cases of two males who presented with spontaneous complete unilateral pneumothorax with ipisilateral liquid effusion. Neither had a history of previous respiratory disease. In both cases chest tube drainage resulted in recurrence of pneumothorax with chronic illness requiring surgical exploration. The surgery revealed a malignant pleural mesothelioma by histological examination. Thus, spontaneous pneumothorax, particularly with abondant effusion can be a revealing symptom of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kolber
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Souquet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gérinière
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bombaron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulsant
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guibert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinet-Isaac
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bernard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Hydro-pneumothorax spontané révélant un mésothéliome malin. A propos de deux cas.