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. 1995 Oct;50(10):1120–1121. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.10.1120

Lethal tracheal dissolution during treatment for thyroid lymphoma

Anton Melnyk ^1,^2,³, Nancy J Graham ^1,^2,³, Donna Weber ^1,^2,³, Garrett L Walsh ^1,^2,³

PMCID: PMC475032 PMID: 7491567

Abstract

Background - A case of primary thyroid T cell lymphoma leading to lethal tracheal perforation during chemotherapy is described.

Keywords: thyroid lymphoma, tracheal perforation

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