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. 1992 Feb;47(2):129–130. doi: 10.1136/thx.47.2.129

Adenocarcinoma arising in a mucinous cystadenoma of the lung

A M Davison 1,2,3, J W Lowe 1,2,3, P Da Costa 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC463594  PMID: 1549820

Abstract

A peripheral nodule in the lung of a 69 year old woman was found on histological examination to contain a focus of adenocarcinoma arising in a mucinous cystadenoma.

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