A case of a primary pulmonary meningioma mimicking a metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma due to a size reduction after radioactive iodine therapy
Abstract Background Primary pulmonary meningiomas (PPMs) are a rare mostly benign disease presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule and are hardly distinguishable from a metastatic tumor because of a lack of specific radiological features. We described a case of a PPM initially diagnosed as a metast...
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| Main Authors: | Ryo Fujikawa, Yoshifumi Arai, Yoshiro Otsuki, Toru Nakamura |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Surgical Society
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00823-y |
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