An underrated potential risk of bronchiectasis: Lymph node metastasis of a pulmonary tumorlet

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-111

  Dogan, R ^a   Kara, M ^a,b   Gokhan Gundogdu, A ^a   Firat, P ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Guvenlik Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Metastasis; Tumorlet

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249145030     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680385     Document Type: Article

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