White out left hemithorax: A chronic expanding hematoma after blunt chest trauma

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 8; no. 7; pp. 1323 - 1324
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Tran‐Thuy, Nguyen, Tran‐Chung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Calcification; Case reports; chronic expanding hematoma; Clinical Image; Dyspnea; Endoscopy; Hematoma; hemithorax; Ostomy; Thoracic surgery; white out; hemithorax; calcification; chronic expanding hematoma; white out

A chronic expanding hematoma of the chest is rare after blunt chest trauma. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed a huge mass with focal calcification within the mass. Surgical removal is the main treatment for thoracic hematomas. A chronic expanding hematoma of the chest is rare after bl...