The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages e108-e109 , May 2010

Clear cell sugar tumor of the lung masquerading as tuberculosis in a pediatric patient

  • Deepika Nehra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • Parsia A. Vagefi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Henry Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Abner Louissaint, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Daniel P. Ryan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Daniel P. Ryan, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, WRN 1121, Boston, MA 02114.

Received 9 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00485-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.037

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages e108-e109 , May 2010

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