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.
Varsano
Shabtai
S
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SAPIR Medical Center, MEIR General Hospital, Kfar Sava, Israel. varsanos@clalit.org.il
Edelstein
Evgeny
E
Gendel
Boris
B
Smorzik
Joshua
J
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