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Case Report

Interstitial lung disease was suspected, but biopsy revealed pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosa

Solveig Randers Olesena Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sissel Kronborg-Whitea Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-5079
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Line Bille Madsenb Department of Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-5547
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Elisabeth Bendstrupa Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;c Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-6963
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Article: 2365510 | Received 20 Mar 2024, Accepted 04 Jun 2024, Published online: 18 Jun 2024

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