Kaufman Z, Shpitz B, Shapiro M, Dinbar A
Department of Surgery B, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Acta Cytol. 1994 Sep-Oct;38(5):737-8.
Of 1,666 patients who underwent fine needle aspiration for breast lumps, 4 developed pneumothorax as a complication. The incidence of this complication in our patients is 1:417. The clinical manifestations were immediate chest pain, shoulder pain and, occasionally, dyspnea that developed later. Observation is sufficient treatment in most patients, and rarely is drainage of the pneumothorax required.
