title: Endobronchial valve placement for spontaneous pneumothorax from stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer facilitates neoadjuvant therapy.
abstract: Spontaneous pneumothorax has previously been described as a presenting symptom of lung cancer. This presentation can, unfortunately, complicate and delay further definitive oncologic care until the pneumothorax can be effectively managed. We describe the case of a 58-year-old man who presented with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax and persistent air leak related to his primary lung carcinoma. Endobronchial valve placement allowed for the avoidance of pleurodesis, timely discharge, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, followed by definitive surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: cgilbert1@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Jennifer W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: Jussuf T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kaifi
authors.forename: Chandra P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Belani
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varlotto
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
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