Spontaneous hemothorax in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and undiagnosed pheochromocytoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Spontaneous hemothorax in neurofibromatosis type 1 rarely occurs, is potentially life-threatening, and requires expedient management. We present a case of massive hemothorax in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 caused by spontaneous rupture of the right internal mammary artery. A subsequently diagnosed underlying pheochromocytoma may be implicated in rupture of the arterial wall.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Aneurysm, Ruptured
- Hemothorax
- Mammary Arteries
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Pheochromocytoma