Malignant pulmonary neoplasms predisposing to pneumothorax

Bachground. The main purpose was to point out pneumothorax (P) as the first symptom of thoracic malignancy. The mechanisms by which pneumothorax occurs in lung cancer are not clear. Materials and methods. From 1970 to 2009, 42 cases of pneumothorax as the initial symptoms of lung cancer were diagnos...

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Main Authors: Saulius CICĖNAS, Vladislavas VENCEVIČIUS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2011-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21588