Occult carcinoma penis presenting as malignant pleural effusion
A case of left sided malignant pleural effusion is described in a 41-year-old male, his initial workup for primary site of malignancy was unknown but later found to have hidden squamous cell carcinoma of penis which is one of the rarest site of malignancy that metastasise to pleura. Penile carcinom...
Main Authors: | Ramakant Dixit, Mukesh Goya, Kamendra Singh Pawar, Neena Kasliwal, Shreya Agarwal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-10-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1384 |
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