Endobronchial hamartoma presenting as massive haemoptysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2179-2180

  Sharkey, R A ^a   Mulloy, E M T ^a   O'Neill, S ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

endobronchial; haemoptysis; hamartoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HAMARTOMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAMARTOMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0029785249     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102179     Document Type: Article

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