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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Spontaneous bleeding of an Abrikossoff's tumor - a case report. | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery BioMed Central Open Access Case report Spontaneous bleeding of an AbrikossofTs tumor - a case report Philipp Honigmann 1 Alexander Walz2 Christian Bussmann3 and Bruno Lerf1 Address 1Surgical Department Cantonal Hospital Zug Switzerland 2Department of Internal Medicine Cantonal Hospital Zug Switzerland and 3Pathological Department Cantonal Hospital Lucerne Switzerland Email Philipp Honigmann - Alexander Walz - Christian Bussmann - Bruno Lerf - Corresponding author Published 28 October 2009 Received 9 June 2009 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4 57 doi 1749-8090-4-57 Accepted 28 October 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 57 2009 Honigmann et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Abrikossoff tumors are a rare tumor entity. The complication of a hemothorax has not been described in the literature so far. A 24-year-old patient presented with repeated hemoptysis and right thoracic pain. The initial CT-scan revealed a solid tumor mass in the right lower bronchus. After further diagnostics the patient was discharged and surgical intervention was planned. He was readmitted 4 days after discharge with a spontaneous hemothorax. After the right lower lobectomy and an uneventful course the patient recovered well. Case presentation Our 24-year-old non-smoking male patient presented with repeated hemoptysis in May 2008 with 4 days of concomitant right thoracic pain which intensified while breathing. During holidays in his home country this Cuban patient suffered from a cold with fever and a strong cough. The strong dry cough .