Spontaneous massive hemothorax as an atypical presentation of bronchial carcinoid

Burçin Çelik

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.20581

Burçin Çelik¹, Hüseyin Ulaş Çınar², Hale Kefeli Çelik³

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Türkiye
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medicana International Samsun Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye
³Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.20581

Bronchial carcinoid tumors can present with symptoms of distal airway obstruction, local airway irritation, or hemoptysis. Presentation with a spontaneous massive hemothorax has never been encountered before. In this article, we present a case of spontaneous massive hemothorax caused by the rupture of an atypical carcinoid tumor in the right upper lobe. The tumor appeared on the chest radiograph with a massive hemothorax surrounding the atelectatic lung. Spontaneous hemothorax associated with lung cancer is an exceedingly rare condition.

Keywords : Carcinoid tumor, hemothorax, lung, spontaneous

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