Two Cases of Fatal Hypoxemia after Talc Pleurodesis for Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion
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Park, Shin Ae
(Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea)
Lee, Han Hee (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Kim, Dae Jun (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Shim, Byoung Yong (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Song, So Hyang (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Kim, Chi Hong (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Ahn, Myeong Im (Lung Cancer center, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Cho, Deog Gon (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Cho, Kyu Do (Lung Cancer center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) Kim, Hoon-Kyo (Lung Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University or Korea) |
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