History: 65 year old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia presents with left sided chest pain, shortness of breath, and hypoxia after a CT-guided biopsy of a left lung mass. This is an iatrogenic pneumothorax in a patient status post lung biopsy. This patient had a cavitary lung mass.
History: 65 year old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia presents with left sided chest pain, shortness of breath, and hypoxia after a CT-guided biopsy of a left lung mass.
This is an iatrogenic pneumothorax in a patient status post lung biopsy. This patient had a cavitary lung mass.
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