A case of right upper lobe carcinoma with lung torsion changed in position
Ido, K.; Toshimitsu, K.; Kimura, K.; Honda, K.; Suzuki, T.
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 97(10): 932-935
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-4894 PMID: 8968997 Document Number: 465929
A 71-year-old man with a pulmonary carcinoma had torsion of the right upper lobe of the lung. A chest radiogram showed change of the opacified lobe in position. At right thoracotomy, we found that the atelectatic right upper lobe occupied with a giant tumor moved freely in the right thoracic cage due to the defect of parenchymal bridge between the contiguous lobes. Though lung torsion is a rare event, it might be kept in mind as a complication of malignant tumors or life-threatening lung infarctions.