Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax following high-dose chemotherapy in a patient with non-seminomatous testicular cancer with pulmonary metastases

Tumori. 2000 May-Jun;86(3):253-5. doi: 10.1177/030089160008600314.

Abstract

With modern treatment modalities it is possible to obtain a long survival in patients with non-seminomatous testicular cancer. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment in metastatic cases. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is a good salvage treatment for recurrent cases. However, the modality has serious complications. We present a rare case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax due to rupture of residual cystic lesions after high-dose chemotherapy in a patient with pulmonary metastases. Such a situation has been rarely reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Carcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma / secondary
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Pneumothorax / chemically induced*
  • Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
  • Recurrence
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed