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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from the Pleural Cavity After Pneumonectomy for Chronic Empyema
Malignant tumors associated with chronic empyema have been reported in the literature, and a majority of these tumors are lymphomas. Epithelial tumors originating from the post-pneumonectomy space in patients with chronic empyema are extremely rare. Here, we present the cases of 2 patients with squa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5380207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28382273 http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.2.123 |
Sumario: | Malignant tumors associated with chronic empyema have been reported in the literature, and a majority of these tumors are lymphomas. Epithelial tumors originating from the post-pneumonectomy space in patients with chronic empyema are extremely rare. Here, we present the cases of 2 patients with squamous cell carcinoma arising from the pleural cavity after pneumonectomy for chronic empyema. |
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