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Surgical management of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in neutropenic patients.

Background The aim of our study was to clarify the indications for operation in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Methods Nineteen patients with hematologic malignancy, in whom invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed during the course of neutropenia, had operations. Neutropenia lasted 28 days (range, 15 to 45 days). The preoperative diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis was based on computed tomographic scan findings (halo or air crescent signs). Results Eight patients underwent emergency operations, before marrow recovery, for prevention of massive hemoptysis. The criterion for operation was an aspergillosis lesion that contacted the pulmonary artery on computed tomography. A lo…

A prenatal case of inverted duplication with terminal deletion of 5p not including the cat-like cry critical region

TRANSLOCATIONS INVOLVING 5q3 5 MAY ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PLASMA CELL LEUKAEMIA