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Spontaneous pulmonary torsion secondary to pseudo-Meigs' syndrome

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

*Corresponding author: Yasuhisa Ohde, M.D. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777 Japan. Tel.: +81-55-989-5222; fax: +81-55-989-5634. E-mail address: y.ode{at}scchr.jp (Y. Ohde).

We present a case of pulmonary lobar torsion secondary to pseudo-Meigs syndrome. A 45-year-old woman with colonic cancer and metastatic ovarian cancer was suffering from dyspnea. CT scan showed massive pleural effusion, air trapping and twisted bronchus of the middle lobe. At thoracotomy, the middle lobe was torqued at 180° around its bronchovascular pedicle in a counterclockwise direction. The infarcted middle lobe was resected. The pleural effusion had never recurred after resection of the metastatic ovary. This is the first report of spontaneous pulmonary torsion caused by massive pleural effusion secondary to pseudo-Meigs syndrome.

Key Words: pulmonary torsion; Pseudo-Meigs syndrome; Pleural effusion; Surgery