title: Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor in hemoglobin C disease.
abstract: A case of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor associated with hemoglobin C disease is reported in a 27-year-old Bangladeshi man. The patient's initial complaints were generalized weakness, weight loss, and left upper abdominal pain. Hospital workup revealed a solitary intrathoracic mass in the posterior mediastinum, which was suspected to be a lymphoma based on fine-needle aspiration. The mass was excised and proved to be an extramedullary hematopoietic tumor. The problem of differential diagnosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Riyadh Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Koudieh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rasul
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baez-Giangreco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006445:Hemoglobin C Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*