Fulminant Thoracic Sarcoma Masked by Hemothorax
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Variable Presentations of Thoracic Biopsy Related Hemothorax
Computed tomography (CT) guided percutaneous biopsy is a frequently performed procedure to establish a pathologic diagnosis in thoracic disease. While the most frequent complication of percutaneous chest biopsy is pneumothorax, hemothorax is a rare but potentially fatal complication. The purpose of this study is to assess the risk of post biopsy hemothorax, its associated consequences, and desc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(15)30416-0