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Pneumothoraces can be broadly divided into Primary, Secondary, and Traumatic. Cancer of the lung is a known cause of secondary pneumothorax in both primary and metastatic lesions, however, pneumothorax as the presentation of lung cancer is exceedingly rare. Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has been reported in the literature to present with a pneumothorax, particularly in adeno\/squamous cell carcinomas. It is almost completely unheard of for small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) to present with a pneumothorax.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We present the case of a 62-year-old male patient, presenting twice in two months with spontaneous pneumothorax. The initial management involved admission and chest drain insertion. The patient has a past medical history of COPD and a significant smoking history. On the second admission, he underwent a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) bullectomy and talc pleurodesis. The pathology report of the resected specimen confirmed SCLC with extensive infiltration. No gross evidence of metastatic spread was present on CT. Due to the R1 resection and significant risk of recurrence, the management plan included four cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide, and radiotherapy as a consideration upon completion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Pneumothorax as the presentation of lung cancer imparts a very poor prognosis, however the reasons for this are largely unknown. 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