Abstract
Spontaneous hemothorax is an extremely rare complication of malignant disease. We describe the case of a 26-year-old man with spontaneous hemothorax secondary to large-cell carcinoma of the lung, with liver and bone metastases. The patient died in the fifth week after hospitalization.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / complications*
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / diagnostic imaging
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Fatal Outcome
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Hemothorax / diagnostic imaging
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Hemothorax / etiology*
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Hemothorax / surgery
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / complications*
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Suction
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed