Carcinoma Arising in the Pleural Cavity following Pneumonectomy for Hydatid Disease

J. Zapatero Gaviria,C.E. García Franco,L. Jiménez Hiscock,R. Peñalver Pascual,I. Muguruza Trueba,J. Lago Viguera

Carcinoma Arising in the Pleural Cavity following Pneumonectomy for Hydatid Disease

2004

J. Zapatero Gaviria
C.E. García Franco
L. Jiménez Hiscock
R. Peñalver Pascual
I. Muguruza Trueba
J. Lago Viguera

We report a case of carcinoma following 42 years of chronic empyema in a patient who underwent surgery for a hydatid cyst at the age of 3. At the time of diagnosis, an esophageal fistula was observed

Keywords:

Respiratory disease
Empyema
Carcinoma
Esophageal Fistula
Pathology
Cancer
Cyst
Pleural cavity
Surgery
Medicine
Pneumonectomy
Metaplasia

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