title: Dendriform pulmonary ossification in patient with rare earth pneumoconiosis.
abstract: The case history is presented of a patient with pathologically proven dendriform pulmonary ossification and rare earth pneumoconiosis confirmed by analytical transmission electron microscopy. This is thought to be the first report of this association.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kohyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology