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Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma Arising in the Framework of an Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Cavazza Alberto (expert pulmonary pathologist) for his precious contribution (“confirmatory opinion”).

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  1. Unit of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Filippo Lococo

  2. Respiratory Disease Clinic, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy

    Fabrizio Luppi, Stefania Cerri & Gloria Montanari

  3. Operative Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy

    Alessandro Stefani

  4. Pathologic Anatomy, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy

    Giulio Rossi

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Lococo, F., Luppi, F., Cerri, S. et al. Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma Arising in the Framework of an Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Lung 194, 171–173 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-015-9818-3

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