Clinicopathologic review of pulmonary silicone embolism with special emphasis on the resultant histologic diversity in the lung - A review of five cases -

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 152-159

  Chung, Kyung Young ^a   Kim, Se Hoon ^a   Kwon, Il Hoon ^b   Choi, Young Sik ^b   Noh, Tae Woong ^a   Kwon, Tae Jung ^b   Shin, Dong Hwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pathology; Pulmonary embolism; Retrospective study; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; KOREA; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINA;

EID: 0036252210     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.2.152     Document Type: Article

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