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. 1991 Jun;46(6):465–466. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.6.465

Wegener's granulomatosis simulated by a T cell lymphoma of the lung

J H Small 1,2,3, Alison Round 1,2,3, R H W Simpson 1,2,3, A D Ferguson 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC463202  PMID: 1858092

Abstract

A case of primary T cell lymphoma of the lung associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody simulated Wegener's granulomatosis, the patient having features compatible with but not diagnostic of Wegener's granulomatosis.

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