Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: a very uncommon malignant lung tumor.
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Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) is a very uncommon malignant tumor originating in the lung. This report describes the case of a 38-year-old woman with a WDFA treated by surgery. The malignancy is low grade and associated with a good prognosis, and so it is important for clinicians to be aware of and to identify this rare variant of adenocarcinoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista portuguesa de pneumologia
دوره 18 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012