The article presents the case of a 73-year-old female injured in a bicycle accident, who was diagnosed with a left hemothorax. Initially, a chest drain was inserted and the pleural hematoma was evacuated. Then a thoracotomy was performed. A hematoma debridement and decortication with a subsequent tissue biopsy was carried out and a final diagnosis of spindle cell sarcoma was made. There is a brief discussion on the differential diagnosis of spontaneous hemothorax and its management.
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Chabowski, M., Szymanska-Chabowska, A., Szolkowska, M., & Janczak, D. (2015). A unilateral Hemothorax as a presenting manifestation of mediastinal spindle cell sarcoma. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 852, 17–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2014_96
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