Thoracoscopic resection of bilateral metastatic sarcomas causing spontaneous pneumothorax.

Jones, D R; Tanguilig, G G; Graeber, G M · Chest · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Pulmonary metastases from soft tissue sarcomas may present with spontaneous pneumothorax. Metastatectomy via thoracotomy or median sternotomy has been the procedure of choice. We present a patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to metastatic angiosarcoma where staged video-assisted thoracic surgery using the thoracoscope was used to successfully resect the tumors.

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