Extramedullary Hematopoiesis at the Posterior Mediastinum in Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis: A Case Report

Thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare disease entity that is usually associated with hematologic disorders, such as myelodysplastic or hemolytic disease. Because thoracic EMH is usually encountered as a mass during radiologic examinations, it should be differentiated from posterior m...

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Autores principales: Yeom, Sang Yoon, Lim, Jae Hong, Han, Kook Nam, Kang, Chang Hyun, Park, In Kyu, Kim, Young Tae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23614106
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.2.156
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Sumario:Thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare disease entity that is usually associated with hematologic disorders, such as myelodysplastic or hemolytic disease. Because thoracic EMH is usually encountered as a mass during radiologic examinations, it should be differentiated from posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors. Here, the authors report a case of EMH associated with hereditary spherocytosis. The patient underwent a complete excision by thoracoscopic surgery to differentiate it from other mediastinal tumors.

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