Spontaneous pneumothorax caused by an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor-like lesion in a 14-year-old girl: a case report

Spontaneous pneumothorax caused by an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor-like lesion in a 14-year-old girl: a case report

Abstract Background Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs more often in younger, slim, and shallow-chested men. Although less common, differential diagnoses for secondary pneumothorax in children are asthma, emphysematous blebs, catamenial pneumothorax, and others. We report a patient who presented with p...

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Main Authors: Hisayuki Miyagi, Daisuke Ishii, Masatoshi Hirasawa, Shunsuke Yasuda, Naohisa Toriumi, Takeo Sarashina, Mishie Tanino, Mio Tanaka, Yukichi Tanaka, Kazutoshi Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Catamenial pneumothorax
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT)
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00873-2

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