Computed tomography evidence of lymphangitis associated to malignant pleural effusion: its prevalence and impact on survival

O. Castro Añón (Lugo, Spain), A. Dudina (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Mercer (Oxford, United Kingdom), E. Bedawi (Oxford, United Kingdom), V. George (Oxford, United Kingdom), D. Mccracken (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Asciak (Oxford, United Kingdom), M. Hassan (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Hallifax (Oxford, United Kingdom), N. Russel (Oxford, United Kingdom), F. Rodríguez-Panadero (Seville, Spain), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session: Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1145
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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