Metastatic meningioma of the lung.
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A difficult diagnostic problem may be caused by the presence of multiple pulmonary nodules on a chest radiograph. The differential diagnosis includes infection, primary or metastatic tumour (benign or malignant), and the expression of systemic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis and sarcoidosis. This case report describes a patient with multiple lung tumours considered to be due to metastatic meningioma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 41 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986