Consolidative Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Presenting as Pneumonia, and This Led to a Late Diagnosis due to the Improvement after Antibiotic Therapy
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Jeong, Ina
(Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
Heo, Eun Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Lee, Jae Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Yoon, Ho Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Lee, Jae Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea) Lee, Choon-Taek (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Kang, Young Ae (Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) |
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