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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 55(2): 123-125
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924407
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924407
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Challenging Diagnosis of an Unusual Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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Publication History
Received April 2, 2006
Publication Date:
21 March 2007 (online)
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Abstract
We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with a solitary pulmonary nodule and a previous breast carcinoma whose diagnosis of histoplasmoma was established only after surgical resection and appropriate stains. It is important not to confuse these two diseases as this will prevent inappropriate medical treatment. Limited surgery is indicated for the treatment of these circumscribed lesions.
Key words
Thoracic surgery - lung - pulmonary nodule
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MD, PhD Lorenzo Spaggiari
Division of Thoracic Surgery
European Institute of Oncology
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