Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2005 Jan;38(1):84-87.

Hemothorax Due to Diaphragm Laceration Induced Osteochondroma of Rib: A case report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Emergency Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Korea. sungyoul@ghil.com
  • 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Korea.
  • 3Department of Emergency Radiology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Korea.
  • 4Department of Pathology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Korea.
  • 5Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chosun Uninversity, Korea.

Abstract

Spontaneous hemothorax vary in cause and are rare for hemothorax induced osteochondroma. Sometimes hemothroax is reported due to osteochondroma induced injury of diaphragm, lung, pericardium, heart, or pleura. We report a patient with diaphragm laceration due to osteochondroma.

Keyword

Chon droma; Diaphragm; Hemothorax

MeSH Terms

Diaphragm*
Heart
Hemothorax*
Humans
Lacerations*
Lung
Osteochondroma*
Pericardium
Pleura
Ribs*
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