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Rev Pneumol Clin
; 52(1): 42-4, 1996.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8731757
ABSTRACT
We report the cases of two males who presented with spontaneous complete unilateral pneumothorax with ipisilateral liquid effusion. Neither had a history of previous respiratory disease. In both cases chest tube drainage resulted in recurrence of pneumothorax with chronic illness requiring surgical exploration. The surgery revealed a malignant pleural mesothelioma by histological examination. Thus, spontaneous pneumothorax, particularly with abondant effusion can be a revealing symptom of malignant pleural mesothelioma.