Solitary plasmacytoma of the trachea treated by loop resection and laser therapy.
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A 53 year old woman with respiratory failure and stridor caused by a tracheal plasmacytoma was treated by endoscopic loop polypectomy and neodymium YAG laser therapy, followed by local irradiation. Two years later there was no evidence of recurrence of disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 43 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988