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19461404

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
We describe the clinical and pathologic findings of a 68-year-old smoker with previous asbestos exposure who presented with spontaneous hydropneumothorax and was diagnosed with synchronous undifferentiated lung carcinoma and incidental malignant pleural mesothelioma. The synchronous occurrence of these two neoplasms is an extremely rare event with fewer than 20 reported cases in the English literature. The accurate diagnosis of synchronous tumors can be extremely challenging and the identification of a concomitant mesothelioma in our case was not made until an extensive immunohistochemical analysis was done on the resection specimen. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs much more commonly in patients with malignant mesothelioma than with primary lung carcinomas. Consequently, although synchronous pleural mesotheliomas and lung carcinomas are infrequent, this diagnosis should be considered when a patient with a lung mass and a history of asbestos exposure presents with spontaneous pneumothorax and pleural thickening on imaging. Identification of synchronous tumors is of critical importance for determining the patient's stage and management and can have significant medicolegal implications should the patient seek compensation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1556-1380
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
770-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Spontaneous pneumothorax and lung carcinoma: should one consider synchronous malignant pleural mesothelioma?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports