Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2007 Jan;40(1):69-73.
Surgical Management of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Hemtologic Malignancy Patients: Report of 2 cases
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea. kjna@jun.ac.kr
Abstract
- The mortality rate of the invasive pulmonary aspergillosis to be able to developed during chemotherapy induced myleosuppressionin is high in hematologic malignancy patients despite antifungal treatment. Effective antifungal treatment combined with operation can decrease the mortaligy rate of the invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Recently, we experienced the successful management of the two cases of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia through effective antifungal treatment and surgical resection. We report this cases with review of literature.
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