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Case Reports
. 1997 Jul;64(1):226-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00274-9.

Unilateral giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification of the lung

W S Horsley  1 , A A Gal, K A Mansour
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Case Reports

Unilateral giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification of the lung

W S Horsley et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

A case of severe unilateral bullous emphysema in an otherwise healthy young man is presented to highlight a rare histologic variant termed "placental transmogrification of the lung." The etiology is unknown, but operation has been curative in the small number of cases reported.

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