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Vol. 17. Issue 5.
Pages 244-246 (September - October 1981)
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Vol. 17. Issue 5.
Pages 244-246 (September - October 1981)
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Neumotorax espontaneo, rara manifestacion del carcinoma broncopulmonar
Spontaneous pneumothorax - rare manifestation of bronchopulmonary carcinoma
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J.M. Rodriguez Paniagua, J. Garcia Sanchez-Giron, F. Canseco Gonzalez, G. Varela Simo, C. Hernandez Ortiz, M. Casillas Pajuelo
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Ciudad Sanitaria «La Paz». Madrid
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La asociación de neumotórax y carcinoma broncopulmonar es extraordinariamente rara. Casualmente hemos tenido ocasión de ver en poco tiempo dos casos, que comparándolos con las estadísticas referidas, creemos son dignos de mención, siendo este el motivo de su aportación. Señalamos que, si bien la presentación simultánea es excepcional, debe tenerse en cuenta en pacientes de edad superior a 40 años con neumotórax que no se resuelven con los medios habituales y poner en marcha otros métodos de detección para diagnosticar una posible patología neoplásica subyacente.

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The association of pneumothorax and bronchopulmonary carcinoma is extremely rare. However, by chance the authors have seen two such cases within a short period of time. After comparing them to the mentioned statistics, the authors feel that they are worthy of being reported, which is what motivated the current paper. The authors indícate that, although the simultaneous presentation of these entities is rare, it should be taken into account for patients over 40 years oíd who are suffering from pneumothorax and whose cases cannot be resolved with standard methods. At this point methods of detection necessary to diagnoze a possible underlying neoplastic pathology should be used.

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