Abstract
A heavy smoker gradually developed shortness of breath and right chest pain. Chest radiography revealed right-sided pleural effusion; thus the patient underwent thoracentesis. After the procedure, hydropneumothorax was found, which did not resolve despite placement of a chest tube. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) supported the hypothesis of cancer in the lower lobe of the right lung, with ipsilateral hilar lymph node metastasis. Cytology of pleural effusion suggested adenocarcinoma of pulmonary origin. To obtain adequate neoplastic typing and molecular profiling, further diagnostic procedures for histological sampling were discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Pleural Diseases |
| Subtitle of host publication | Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 3-14 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323795418 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2021 |
Keywords
- Hydropneumothorax
- Indwelling pleural catheters
- Malignant pleural effusion
- Nonexpandable lung
- Pleural manometry
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracoscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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