title: Spontaneous hemothorax in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and undiagnosed pheochromocytoma.
abstract: Spontaneous hemothorax in neurofibromatosis type 1 rarely occurs, is potentially life-threatening, and requires expedient management. We present a case of massive hemothorax in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 caused by spontaneous rupture of the right internal mammary artery. A subsequently diagnosed underlying pheochromocytoma may be implicated in rupture of the arterial wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. tallniamh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Niamh P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Conlon
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: Leo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Celi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*