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- Title
Left Functional Pneumonectomy Caused by a Very Rare Giant Intrathoracic Cystic Lesion in a Patient with Gorham–Stout Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Tasis, Nikolaos; Tsouknidas, Ioannis; Ioannidis, Argyrios; Nassiopoulos, Konstantinos; Filippou, Dimitrios
- Abstract
Gorham–Stout syndrome is an uncommon entity, with few cases reported in bibliography. It consists of osteolytic manifestations affecting various bones and replacing them with lymphangiomatous tissue. With pathophysiology unknown, Gorham–Stout disease affects also cardiorespiratory system usually causing lytic lesions to the bones of the thoracic cage or directly invading the thoracic duct. This is a case report of a unique respiratory manifestation of the disease and a review of its cardiorespiratory complications.
- Subjects
BONE diseases; TREATMENT of bone diseases; CHYLOTHORAX; DISEASES; CARDIOPULMONARY system; HISTOPATHOLOGY; CASE studies; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2018, p1
- ISSN
2090-6846
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2018/2406496