Unusual cause of massive hemothorax: spontaneous rupture of nonfunctioning mediastinal paraganglioma.
Mediastinal paraganglioma is a rare neurogenic tumor with a hypervascular feature. The spontaneous rupture of mediastinal paraganglioma is an unusual cause of massive hemothorax. Here we present a case of 39-year-old man with massive hemothorax due to the spontaneous rupture of a mediastinal paraganglioma. The man underwent successful resection of tumor and had an uneventful recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous rupture of nonfunctioning mediastinal paraganglioma.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Feng
F
Lin
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chengwu
C
Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Lin
L
Ma
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Qiang
Q
Pu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yunke
Y
Zhu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhilan
Z
Xiao
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chenglin
C
Guo
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiaolong
X
Zhang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chuan
C
Li
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Lunxu
L
Liu
Nonfunctional; hemothorax; mediastinal paraganglioma; spontaneous rupture; thoracotomy