Pneumothorax necessitans presenting as a presternal pneumothoracocele Sanjay P Tripathi, MD, Malek G Massad, MD, Vinod K Mehta, MD, Enrico Benedetti, MD, Alexander S Geha, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 266-267 (January 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01203-5
Fig 1 A 15 × 10 cm fluctuant mass overlying the left sternoclavicular joint. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 266-267DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01203-5)
Fig 2 CT scan of the chest shows a loculated left apical pneumothorax communicating with a large subcutaneous air collection anterior to the sternum. Erosions within the manubrium are suggestive of osteomyelitis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 266-267DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01203-5)