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Chest X-ray at the day of admission with a tension pneumothorax on the right side. Emphysematous changes, cysts and fibrous strands are homogenously distributed over both lungs.
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She was transferred into our hospital with a second manifestation of a tension pneumothorax two weeks after external drainage therapy (Fig. 1).
Chest CT-scan after insertion of a chest tube demonstrating large bilateral central cysts with thin walls surrounded by unchanged and slightly emphysematous lung tissue.
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After immediate chest tube insertion the computed tomogram (CT) of the chest revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary cysts with thin walls (Fig. 2).
H&E stained section. Left, overview of cystic lesions. Bar 400mum. Right, cystic lesion with pronounced muscular proliferation. Bar 200mum.
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