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

Joint Authors

Ioannidis, Argyrios
Filippou, Dimitrios
Tasis, Nikolaos
Tsouknidas, Ioannis
Nassiopoulos, Konstantinos

Source

Case Reports in Pulmonology

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-04-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tasis, Nikolaos& Tsouknidas, Ioannis& Ioannidis, Argyrios& Nassiopoulos, Konstantinos& Filippou, Dimitrios. 2018. 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. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tasis, Nikolaos…[et al.]. 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. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Tasis, Nikolaos& Tsouknidas, Ioannis& Ioannidis, Argyrios& Nassiopoulos, Konstantinos& Filippou, Dimitrios. 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. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149456

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1149456