title: Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating lung metastasis from lingual carcinoma.
abstract: We report a patient with pneumothorax caused by a metastatic tumour from carcinoma of the tongue, which had given rise to a bronchopleural fistula with subsequent induction of pneumothorax. Although rare, pulmonary metastasis should be considered in the aetiology of spontaneous pneumothorax. Despite advanced disease, surgical treatment may be feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. yamazaki@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome