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MEDEROS CURBELO, Orestes Noel; BARRERA ORTEGA, Juan Carlos; GUERRA PEREDA, Evelio  y  DA COSTA FERNANDEZ, José Manuel. Pneumothorax and ruptured giant emphysematous bulla as a manifestation of carcinoma. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2010, vol.49, n.4, pp. 52-57. ISSN 1561-2945.

This is the case of a patient aged 64 seen in the emergency room due to a acute thorax pain located in right hemithorax and intense dyspnea. The persistence of pneumothorax without to achieve a pulmonary re-expansion with a pleurotomy and thoracic drainage be necessary a thoracotomy. A ruptured giant emphysematous bulla was found thus the superior and middle bilobectomy. The histological diagnosis was a bronchoalveolar carcinoma. Coincidence of a lung cancer in a emphysematous bulla isn't exceptional and the persistence of pneumothorax as initial manifestation of lung cancer is not frequent.

Palabras clave : Pneumothorax; ruptured giant emphysematous bulla; carcinoma.

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