Related Experiment Videos
[Primary lymphoma on a pouch following collapse therapy]
Revue De Pneumologie Clinique
|January 1, 1987
Summary
Cancer can develop in post-pneumothorax pouches years later. This report details a rare case of lymphoma arising in such a pouch, highlighting a previously undocumented association.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Malignant transformation in post-pneumothorax pouches is a known, albeit delayed, complication.
- Pulmonary scars are recognized sites for secondary cancer development.
- Therapeutic pneumothorax was historically used to treat tuberculosis.