A case of spontaneous pneumothorax following radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

A case of spontaneous pneumothorax following radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPTX) is a potentially devastating rare complication of the thoracic radiation therapy. Most of the cases in the medical literature, have been described in lymphoma patients receiving radiation therapy. The pathogenesis of this adverse event remains undefined although diffe...

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Main Authors: Himanshu Bhardwaj, Bhaskar Bhardwaj, Houssein A Youness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chest tube
lung cancer
pleura
pneumothorax
radiation therapy
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=4;spage=360;epage=362;aulast=Bhardwaj

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