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A SURVEY OF SURGICALLY MANAGED COIN LESIONS
Author(s) -
Graff R. F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50434.x
Subject(s) - thoracotomy , lesion , presentation (obstetrics) , mass/lesion , medicine , tuberculosis , general surgery , surgery , radiology , pathology
The presentation, investigation and operative findings of 156 cases in which coin lesions were present are discussed. Mass survey X‐ray films were the most frequent M.D. of detection. Carcinoma and tuberculosis were the most frequent causes in this series. Early thoracotomy is recommended when the lesion remains undiagnosed, as is usually the case.