title: Unilateral giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification of the lung.
abstract: A case of severe unilateral bullous emphysema in an otherwise healthy young man is presented to highlight a rare histologic variant termed "placental transmogrification of the lung." The etiology is unknown, but operation has been curative in the small number of cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Joseph P. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Horsley
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mansour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests