Rasmussen's pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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bronchogenic cyst and branchial cleft, thyroglossal, thymic, thyroid and enteric duplication cysts, lymphangiomas, dermoid cysts, teratomas and neuromas with the same topography.1 Once diagnosis has been confirmed and any possible inflammation or sepsis have been treated, the treatment of choice is surgery. Choice of the surgical approach is wholly dependent on the topography and size of the cyst, and it is essential to remove the entire cyst in order to confirm the diagnosis, rule out neoplastic proliferation,4 and ultimately control the disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archivos de bronconeumologia
دوره 51 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015