Pulmonary tuberculosis as differential diagnosis of lung cancer
Patients with lung cancer are often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis leading to delay in the correct diagnosis as well as exposure to inappropriate medication. Several factors are responsible for this situation in developing countries, including lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2012-07-01
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Series: | South Asian Journal of Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2278-330X.96507 |