title: Unusual Cause of Spontaneous Bilateral Pneumothorax Secondary to Osteosarcoma Metastasis.
abstract: Spontaneous pneumothorax is an emergency situation and early diagnosis and management is very important. Pneumothorax is rarely the first manifestation of lung metastasis. Spontaneous pneumothoraxes have been reported in some osteosarcoma patients. We hereby report a case of a bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax, revealing metastasis of an osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Trainee.
authors.forename: Barun Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: Mitali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, B. S. Medical College, Gabindanagar, Bankura, West Bengal.
authors.forename: Sukdeb
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Trainee.
authors.forename: Abhay Nath
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin