Check-valve Mechanism as a Cause of Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Complicating Bronchioloalveolar Cell Carcinoma

We present a rare case of simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax complicating bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma. Autopsy revealed that numerous subpleural alveolar spaces were distended and most of the small airways were narrowed by cancer cells. We conclude that a check-valve mechanism may be responsi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1991-09, Vol.100 (3), p.853-855
Hauptverfasser:	Minami, Hironobu, Sakai, Shuzo, Watanabe, Atsushi, Shimokata, Kaoru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - complications Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - pathology Biological and medical sciences Humans Lung - pathology Lung Neoplasms - complications Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Pneumothorax - etiology Pneumothorax - pathology Pneumothorax - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a rare case of simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax complicating bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma. Autopsy revealed that numerous subpleural alveolar spaces were distended and most of the small airways were narrowed by cancer cells. We conclude that a check-valve mechanism may be responsible for pneumothorax in patients with bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma. (Chest 1991; 100:853-55)
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.100.3.853