Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis simulating posterior mediastinal mass--report of a case in patient with beta-thalassemia intermedia.
Intrathoracic involvement of the extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare condition. It is usually found in patients with thalassemia or hereditary spherocytosis. In the literature, only 79 cases have been reported. Here, in Taiwan, a 22 year-old female patient of beta-thalassemia intermedia presented with posterior mediastinal mass proved as an intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis by thoracoscopic biopsy was reported.
Yu
Y C
YC
Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Kao
E L
EL
Chou
S H
SH
Lin
T J
TJ
Chien
C H
CH
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*