Bilateral and unilateral spontaneous massive hemothorax as a presenting manifestation of rare tumors.
Spontaneous true hemothorax is quite a rare manifestation of a presenting disease. This is a report of two patients, one with bilateral spontaneous massive hemothorax as a presenting manifestation of angiosarcoma involving the lungs and pleura, and the other with unilateral spontaneous hemothorax and hemorrhagic shock as a presenting manifestation of 'cystic' chondroblastoma. Differential diagnosis of spontaneous true hemothorax and its evaluation and management are discussed.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SAPIR Medical Center, MEIR General Hospital, Kfar Sava, Israel. varsanos@clalit.org.il
Shabtai
S
Varsano
Evgeny
E
Edelstein
Boris
B
Gendel
Joshua
J
Smorzik
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012272:Ribs; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology