Pulmonary Pleomorphic Carcinoma Detected as a Result of Pneumothorax and the Subsequent Occurrence of Multiple Cystic Metastases

A 39-year-old man was admitted for spontaneous pneumothorax. He underwent pulmonary resection to correct the lesion causing the air leakage, and a pathological diagnosis of pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma was made because we thought that the pneumothorax developed due to the direct rupture of necrot...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Yamakawa, Masahiro Yoshida, Masami Yabe, Yuri Baba, Emiri Baba, Hiroaki Katagi, Takeo Ishikawa, Masamichi Takagi, Takeo Nakada, Tadashi Akiba, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/219273