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Original Article

Salvage Lung Resection for Massive Hemoptysis after Resolution of Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Patient with Acute Leukemia

Federico Venuta Department of Thoracic Surgery, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
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Erino A. Rendina Department of Thoracic Surgery, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
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Edoardo Pescarmona Institute of Hematology, Department of Human Biopathology, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Federico Francioni Department of Thoracic Surgery, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
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Paola Fazi Institute of Hematology, Department of Human Biopathology, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Antonio Spadea Institute of Hematology, Department of Human Biopathology, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Costante Ricci Department of Thoracic Surgery, “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
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Pages 51-53 | Received 18 Jul 1994, Accepted 04 Nov 1994, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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