Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica presenting as an isolated nodule in the right upper lobe bronchus with upper lobe collapse
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.01.020