Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor in hemoglobin C disease.
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.
Koudieh
M S
MS
Thoracic Surgery Department, Riyadh Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia.
Afzal
M
M
Rasul
K
K
Baez-Giangreco
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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*