A solitary pulmonary nodule due to eosinophilic granuloma.
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چکیده
A symptomless 42 year old man with a smoking history of 40 pack-years presented with a solitary pulmonary nodule highly suggestive of lung cancer. Wedge resection proved it to be an eosinophilic granuloma. No other localizations of eosinophilic granuloma were found, and none developed during a 3 yr follow-up.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 7 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994