A rare occurrence of well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma lung in a patient with history of bullet injury to lung and retained pellets in the pleura
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Abstract
Fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of pulmonary adenocarcinoma with a relative estimated incidence of less than 0.5 % of all lung cancers. Because of less number of reported cases, there have been no controlled clinical trials investigating treatment regimens for fetal adenocarcinoma and, as a result, there are no guidelines for management.
Keywords
Fetal Adenocarcinoma Chest trauma Foreign body thoraxNotes
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