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Breast Cancer
Researchers from Hiroshima University detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
July 2nd, 2009
"A 56-year-old woman suffered from hepatic and bone metastases of breast cancer," researchers in Japan report. "Two months after starting combination chemotherapy with trastuzumab and docetaxel, air-space consolidation was observed in the right lower lung lobe on a chest computed tomography (CT) and a high serum KL-6 level was detected. Drug-induced pneumonitis with organizing pneumonia type was suspected, however, a transbronchial lung biopsy and cytological examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid provided evidence of metastatic breast cancer," wrote H. Ohnishi and colleagues, Hiroshima University. The researchers concluded: "While the lung...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-07-02)
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