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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma presenting as chronic progressive pulmonary infiltrates in a woman with HIV: a diagnosis worth making.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Nov 2008
Erickson Todd M, Koeppe John R, Miller York E, Stuart Rodney W, Camidge D Ross
Abstract excerpt
A 52-year-old woman with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) developed weight loss, cough, and breathing difficulties, accompanied by extensive bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. A lengthy infectious disease and autoimmune workup failed to reveal the etiology or produce benefit. Expert pathology review raised the possibility of pure bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. The patient was treated with erlotinib and achieved a...
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