Discussion Cases of carcinoma arising in bullous lung disease have been reported in the
last few years. 2 The association of lung cancer with emphysematous bulla is infrequent …

Bullous emphysema is an important risk factor for lung cancer. Here, we report the case of a
56-year-old man who underwent surgical treatment for primary lung cancer arising from the …

Bullous emphysema has been proven to be an important risk factor for lung cancer. Some
reports have described pneumothorax caused by rupture of an emphysematous bulla …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of lung cancer is increased in patients with bullous
emphysema. METHODS: A series of 95 patients undergoing excision of bullous lung tissue …

Pulmonary emphysema is a common pulmonary disease encountered in daily medical
practice. Its management follows specific guidelines but lacks standardized screening for the …

Operations for emphysematous giant bulla have been performed on 17 patients.
Complications of primary lung cancer were observed in four of the 17 patients. All the …

It is well known that emphysematous bulla is thought to be often associated with lung
cancer. However, it is very rare that lung cancer predisposing to pneumothorax as initial …

We report a 58-year-old man who underwent surgical treatment of primary lung cancer
arising from the wall of a giant bulla. Chest roentgenography and computed tomography …

In bullous lung disease the incidence of lung cancer occurs with significant frequency
among the general population, but lung cancer with a spontaneous pneumothorax is rare …

A 68-year-old male was referred to our hospital for treatment of left hemopneumothorax.
Chest X-ray film and chest computed tomography scans showed emphysematous bulla at …