Spontaneous thymic cyst hemorrhage causing hemothorax

The case describes a 56-year-old man who had thymic cyst hemorrhage, followed by right hemothorax. There was a high possibility that his accompanying disease, an alteration in hemostasis due to alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hypertension, would induce thymic cyst hemorrhage. Thymic cyst hemorrhage sh...

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Published inGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 638 - 640
Main Authors Ohno, Kiyoshi, Utsumi, Tomoki, Sasaki, Yoshiaki, Suzuki, Yuko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.11.2003
Subjects
Hemorrhage - complications
Hemothorax - etiology
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Cyst - complications
Middle Aged
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Summary:The case describes a 56-year-old man who had thymic cyst hemorrhage, followed by right hemothorax. There was a high possibility that his accompanying disease, an alteration in hemostasis due to alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hypertension, would induce thymic cyst hemorrhage. Thymic cyst hemorrhage should be included in possible causes of the sudden onset of mediastinal or intrathoracic hemorrhage, in addition to the rupture of aortic aneurysm or malignant mediastinal tumor.
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ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/bf02736709