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. 1994 Feb;49(2):188–189. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.2.188

Recurrent haemoptysis in a young woman: a case of a malignant haemangiopericytoma of the lung

T B Rothe 1,2, W Karrer 1,2, J-O Gebbers 1,2
PMCID: PMC474348  PMID: 8128415

Abstract

A 36 year old woman presented with mild recurrent haemoptysis and cough persisting over several months caused by a malignant haemangiopericytoma of the right lung.

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