Meningioma of the mediastinum causing spontaneous hemothorax.
Ectopic meningiomas are extremely rare. Mediastinal tumors may rarely cause spontaneous hemothorax. We report a case of angioblastic meningioma of the posterior mediastinum causing spontaneous hemothorax.
Palimento
Domenico
D
Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital S. Paolo, Naples, Italy.
Picchio
Marcello
M
D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed