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Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax following chemotherapy in a patient with ovarian granulosa cell tumor

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Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) associated with malignant disease is well known but rare. Diagnosing its etiology is important for therapy. We describe SP that recurred after chemotherapy in a patient with granulosa cell tumor. An SP supposedly developed secondary to regression of pulmonary metastasis and resulted in a bronchopleural fistula. The patient recovered after draining with a chest tube and pleurodesis. Chemotherapy was continued without further complications. We discuss several mechanisms for, and the clinical association of, the SP with metastasis in a granulosa cell tumor of the ovary.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan

    Jun Naniwa, Hiroaki Itamochi, Akiko Kudoh, Seiya Sato, Shinya Sato, Muneaki Shimada, Tetsuro Oishi, Junzo Kigawa & Tasuku Harada

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    Yasushi Horie

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Naniwa, J., Itamochi, H., Horie, Y. et al. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax following chemotherapy in a patient with ovarian granulosa cell tumor. Int Canc Conf J 4, 18–21 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-014-0162-x

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