Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma identified by computed tomography scan
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Address for correspondence: Mariusz Łochowski MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Memorial Copernicus Hospital, 62 Pabianicka St, 93-513 Lodz, Poland, phone: +48 602 776 887, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 24.11.2016, accepted: 30.12.2017. A 62-year-old man, a smoker, was admitted to our department with a history of cough, weight loss (5 kg per 3 months) and fever. T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2013-07-340-14