An uncommon tomographic association: amiodarone pulmonary toxicity and adenocarcinoma
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An uncommon tomographic association: amiodarone pulmonary toxicity and adenocarcinoma
1. Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto (SP) Brasil. 2. Clínica Ultra X, São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto (SP) Brasil. 3. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil. Figure 1. Axial (in A), coronal (in B), and sagittal (in C) chest CT scans showing left pleural effusion and a high-density collapsed lung containing a round hypo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000168