A rare tumor masquerading as an empyema: Pleuropulmonary blastoma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 408-411

  Merriman, T E ^a   Beasley, S W ^a,b   Chow, C W ^a   Smith, P J ^a   Robertson, C F ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; empyema; pleural effusion; pleuropulmonary blastoma; tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG BLASTOMA; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY BLASTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030457558     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199612)22:6<408::AID-PPUL10>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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