Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating lung metastasis from lingual carcinoma

K Yamazaki; K Sugio; T Sakada; K Nishioka; S Tsukamoto; C Ushijima; K Sugimachi

doi:10.1080/14017439850139924

Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating lung metastasis from lingual carcinoma

Scand Cardiovasc J. 1998;32(5):305-7. doi: 10.1080/14017439850139924.

Authors

K Yamazaki¹, K Sugio, T Sakada, K Nishioka, S Tsukamoto, C Ushijima, K Sugimachi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 9835007
DOI: 10.1080/14017439850139924

Abstract

We report a patient with pneumothorax caused by a metastatic tumour from carcinoma of the tongue, which had given rise to a bronchopleural fistula with subsequent induction of pneumothorax. Although rare, pulmonary metastasis should be considered in the aetiology of spontaneous pneumothorax. Despite advanced disease, surgical treatment may be feasible.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumothorax / diagnosis
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Pneumothorax / surgery
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
Tongue Neoplasms / surgery
Treatment Outcome