Unilateral Giant Bullae: Pulmonary Placental Transmogrification Should Be Kept in Mind: Case Reports.
| Autor: | Hamad AM; Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia., Nosseir MM; Department of Pathology, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia., Alorainy SM; Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of chest surgery [J Chest Surg] 2021 Oct 05; Vol. 54 (5), pp. 416-418. |
| DOI: | 10.5090/jcs.20.133 |
| Abstrakt: | Placental transmogrification is a peculiar clinical entity of the lung of uncertain etiology. We report 2 cases of pulmonary placental transmogrification in 2 patients of different nationalities. Both of them had no history of smoking or chronic lung disease. The main presentations were dyspnea and chest pain. Radiologic studies showed a unilateral giant bulla in both patients; additional pneumothorax was present in only 1patient. They underwent surgical bullectomy. Histopathologic studies revealed the presence of intracystic placenta-like villous structures and a diagnosis of placental transmogrification was made. Placental transmogrification should be considered in cases of unilateral bullae. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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