Tumor seeding following CT- guided transthoracic needle biopsy in lung cancer. A case report

Abstract As a result of advances in the treatment of lung cancer, the life expectancy of lung cancer patients has improved significantly, but it remains the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. For decades, most of the initial tumor biopsies have been obtained by bronchoscopy or computed tomogra...

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Main Authors: Thomas Melzer, Caroline Maria Hackl, Julia Walter, Jürgen Behr, Amanda Tufman, Pontus Mertsch, Diego Erich Kauffmann-Guerrero, Kathrin Kahnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02712-0