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[Blood gas analysis in bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma]
N Reinmuth1, W Neumeister, K Rasche
1Abteilung für Pneumologie, Allergologie und Schlafmedizin, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Klinikum der Ruhr-Universität, Bochum.
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany)
|June 24, 2000
Abstract:
A 44-year old patient is presented with bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma which had set multiple metastases into the lung. Basic lung function was normal. It is of interest that only blood gases were borderline. There was a huge discrepancy between the extension of the pulmonary tumour and the impairment of lung function. Hence, blood gas analysis at rest and under exercise is a necessary tool in such cases.