Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces caused by metastatic ovarian granulosa cell tumor.
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چکیده
A case is presented of a woman with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pulmonary metastases originating from an ovarian granulosa cell tumor. It is the first known case report of an association between these two entities described in the English literature.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 98 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990