title: Fatal hemothorax caused by pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma of the lung.
abstract: We present a case of a poorly differentiated pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma originating in the lung, which was manifested with the distinctly rare complication of massive true hemothorax and persistent blood loss that proved rapidly fatal in spite of surgery. Pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma of the lung and neoplasia-associated hemothorax are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Petur
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Snaebjornsson
authors.forename: Cornelis G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.forename: Koen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Hartemink
authors.forename: Rutger J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lely
authors.forename: Setareh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Samii
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grünberg
authors.forename: Marinus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Paul