Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung: a rare cause of pneumothorax.
A 14-year-old girl had a left spontaneous pneumothorax. Because closed chest tube drainage failed to obtain expansion of the lung, thoracoscopic bullectomy was performed. Pathological examination of the bulla resulted in the diagnosis of mesenchymal cystic hamartoma, which is a rare cause of pneumothorax.
Chida
Masayuki
M
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Ohta-Nishinouchi Hospital, 2-5-20 Nishinouchi, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8022, Japan. chida-ths@umin.ac.jp
Minowa
Muneo
M
Eba
Syunsuke
S
Odajima
Hajime
H
D000293:Adolescent; D001768:Blister / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome