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Malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as a spontaneous pneumothorax

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is thought to arise from the mesothelial cells that line the pleural cavities. Most patients initially experience the insidious onset of chest pain or shortness of breath and have a history of asbestos exposure. MPM rarely presents as spontaneous pneumothorax. We...

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Autores principales: Mitsui, Ai, Saji, Hisashi, Shimmyo, Takuo, Mochizuki, Atsushi, Kurimoto, Noriaki, Nakamura, Haruhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25802741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.84