Uncommon of the Uncommon: Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Lung |
Lim, Hyun-ju
(Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Ho Yun (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Han, Joungho (Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Choi, Yong Soo (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Lee, Kyung Soo (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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