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[Spontaneous hydro-pneumothorax disclosing malignant mesothelioma. Apropos of 2 cases]
C Kolber1, P J Souquet, L Gérinière
1Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite.
Revue De Pneumologie Clinique
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
We report the cases of two males who presented with spontaneous complete unilateral pneumothorax with ipisilateral liquid effusion. Neither had a history of previous respiratory disease. In both cases chest tube drainage resulted in recurrence of pneumothorax with chronic illness requiring surgical exploration. The surgery revealed a malignant pleural mesothelioma by histological examination. Thus, spontaneous pneumothorax, particularly with abondant effusion can be a revealing symptom of malignant pleural mesothelioma.