1. Findings
Lung Cancer, Tension Hydrothorax, and Total Lung Atelectasis
85-year-old female with a history of lung cancer, presents with a dyspnea and hypotension. CT scan shows a large right pleural effusion under pressure, with mediastinal shift to the left. In addition, there is compression of the heart with back up of venous return due the pressure effect on the heart and vascular structures. The effusion in the right pleural cavity with atelectatic lung herniates into the left hemithorax.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 106Lu 118467
85-year-old female with a history of lung cancer, presents with a dyspnea and hypotension. CT scan shows a large right pleural effusion under pressure, with mediastinal shift to the left. In addition, there is compression of the heart with back up of venous return due the pressure effect on the heart and vascular structures. The effusion in the right pleural cavity with atelectatic lung herniates into the left hemithorax.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 106Lu 118467