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. 1994 Feb;49(2):181–182. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.2.181

Surgical resection for pulmonary metastases of sweat gland carcinoma.

T Osaki 1, M Kodate 1, R Nakanishi 1, T Mitsudomi 1, T Shirakusa 1
PMCID: PMC474343  PMID: 8128411

Abstract

A case of axillary sweat gland carcinoma which metastasised to both lungs six years after resection of the primary lesion is described. The lesions were resected and three years later two further pulmonary metastases were resected.

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