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. 2022 Dec 19;48(5):e20220127.
doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20220127.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung - an explosive metastatic case

[Article in English, Portuguese]
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung - an explosive metastatic case

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Henrique Cabrita Rodrigues et al. J Bras Pneumol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography (CT) images. A - Left pulmonary apex with necrotic and abcessed tissue. B - Hepatic abcessed/nodular lesion with necrotic component.

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