Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Sep 2004
Case Reports[Pneumocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid fistula following removal of a superior sulcus tumor (pancoast tumor)].
Pneumocephalus resulting from a subarachnoid-pleural fistula following resection of a pulmonary neoplasm is a very rare postoperative complication: we have found only 17 cases in the literature. We report the case of a 65-year-old man diagnosed with a superior sulcus tumor who underwent a left upper lobectomy and costal resection following neoadjuvant radiation therapy. ⋯ Recurrence was suspected when chronic aseptic meningitis developed. Another thoracotomy was required to resolve the complication.