Adenocarcinoma of Lung Presenting as Hydropneumothorax: A Rare Presentation
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Carcinoma of bronchus presenting as hydropneumothorax.
Fig. 1 : Right sided hydropneumothorax, with collapse (Black arrow head): Before fluid aspiration Fig. 2: After drainage Black Arrow Head: Right side air bronchogram, in the middle lobe. White ArrowHead: Encysted pneumothorax in lower zone. lung cancer is one of the common malignancies encountered in daily practice, but its presentation as hydropneumothorax is rare. We report a 50 year old male...
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