Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as tension pneumothorax: Case report with review of literature

Dunning, Kyle; Chen, Stephen; Aksade, Artun; Boonswang, Ab; Dorman, Sandy A.

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.065

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“…The reported cases were either asymptomatic or presented with dyspnea, chest pain, pneumothorax (possibly tension pneumothorax), hemoptysis, or a combination of all of the above. In 1 case, the condition was present in association with lung cancer [7,8]. Radiologic studies showed unilateral bullous lesions, cystic changes with or without an associated mass, or non-solid lung nodules containing several small round air spaces [9].…”

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Unilateral Giant Bullae: Pulmonary Placental Transmogrification Should Be Kept in Mind: Case Reports

2021

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Placental transmogrification is a peculiar clinical entity of the lung of uncertain etiology. We report 2 cases of pulmonary placental transmogrification in 2 patients of different nationalities. Both of them had no history of smoking or chronic lung disease. The main presentations were dyspnea and chest pain. Radiologic studies showed a unilateral giant bulla in both patients; additional pneumothorax was present in only 1patient. They underwent surgical bullectomy. Histopathologic studies revealed the presence of intracystic placenta-like villous structures and a diagnosis of placental transmogrification was made. Placental transmogrification should be considered in cases of unilateral bullae.

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Unilateral Giant Bullae: Pulmonary Placental Transmogrification Should Be Kept in Mind: Case Reports

2021

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“…Clinical symptoms include dyspnoea, coughing, pneumonia, chest pain and pneumothorax 2. Due to the slowly progressive nature of the disease, PLT may lead to functional impairment and adverse events, including infections or, as in the present case, compression of the contralateral lung due to mediastinal displacement.…”

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Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as progressive symptomatic bullous emphysema

Brüstle

Lema

Komminoth

et al. 2016

Thorax

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“…In our patient, the presentation of the bulla was unilateral in the pericardial lung segment. Radiologically, differential diagnoses of the lesions include cystic, bullous emphysema, especially giant bullous emphysema, and solitary pulmonary lung nodules [8][9].…”

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Placental Transmogrification of the Lung in a Patient Without Emphysematous Disease

Arias Rivera,

De la Maza,

Gomez Gonzalez

et al. 2024

Cureus

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We present a 47-year-old male without a relevant history or past respiratory diseases. He debuted with an acute, non-complicated COVID-19 infection, and later he started with mMRC-2 dyspnea, accompanied by a non-expectorant cough of four months evolution. A CT thoracic scan showed a dilatation of the aerial homogenous space and a well-defined anterior left pericardiac level, and a pericardial left bulla was diagnosed. The patient was treated with surgical intervention by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and had an adequate post-surgical evolution. The PPT must be managed by a multidisciplinary team with the definitive treatment of surgical resection.

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Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as tension pneumothorax: Case report with review of literature

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Unilateral Giant Bullae: Pulmonary Placental Transmogrification Should Be Kept in Mind: Case Reports

Unilateral Giant Bullae: Pulmonary Placental Transmogrification Should Be Kept in Mind: Case Reports

Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as progressive symptomatic bullous emphysema

Placental Transmogrification of the Lung in a Patient Without Emphysematous Disease

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