Castleman‘s disease presenting as a pleural mass in the thoracic cavity

E. Sulu, M. O. Akbay, E. Akkutuk, F. Aksoy, G. Bektemur, H. Berk Takir, A. Yilmaz (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - General thoracic surgery I
Session: General thoracic surgery I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2426
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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E. Sulu, M. O. Akbay, E. Akkutuk, F. Aksoy, G. Bektemur, H. Berk Takir, A. Yilmaz (Istanbul, Turkey). Castleman‘s disease presenting as a pleural mass in the thoracic cavity. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2426

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