Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax following high-dose chemotherapy in a patient with non-seminomatous testicular cancer with pulmonary metastases

With modern treatment modalities it is possible to obtain a long survival i n patients with non-seminomatous testicular cancer. Chemotherapy is the mai nstay of treatment in metastatic cases. High-dose chemotherapy and autologo us peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is a good salvage treatment f or recurrent cases, However, the modality has serious complications. We pre sent a rare case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax due to rupture of re sidual cystic lesions after high-dose chemotherapy in a patient with pulmon ary metastases, Such a situation has been rarely reported.