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Unilateral giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification of the lung
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Unilateral giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification of the lung
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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