Abstract
This study describes the appearance of thin-walled cavities arising at the sites of pulmonary metastases from germ cell tumours treated with chemotherapy. We have termed these 'pulmonary lacunae'. They occur with a prevalence of approximately 7% in patients with multiple pulmonary metastases from testicular teratoma.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Lung / diagnostic imaging*
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / secondary*
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Prognosis
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Teratoma / drug therapy
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Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*