Placental transmogrification of the lung associated with unilateral pleural effusion: A case report with a comprehensive review of the literature

Placental transmogrification of the lung (PTL) is a rare benign pulmonary lesion resembling chorionic villi. With fewer than 40 cases reported in literature, associations have thus far been made with bullous emphysema, pulmonary fibrochondromatous hamartomas and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Typically...

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Main Authors: Naureen Narula, Sam Ngu, Dikshya Sharma, Faraz Siddiqui, Michel Chalhoub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118303101