Background. Pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignancy treated primarily with surgery. Chemotherapy has proven effective in some cases, and has been used in adjuvant fashion in pediatric patients. Method. This is a case report of a 40 year-old woman treated with surgical resection, and because of the
Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma: A case report
✍ Scribed by Juan A. López-Andreu; Josep Ferrís; Isidoro Cortell; José M. Roqués
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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