title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal extramedullary haematopoiesis.
abstract: Extramedullary haematopoiesis is a rare cause of an intrathoracic mass. We report a case of posterior mediastinal extramedullary haematopoietic mass in a 50-year-old man who presented with non-specific symptoms and a paravertebral mass on chest X-ray. Diagnosis was achieved by using video-assisted thoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Aha Tin, NT.
authors.forename: C S H
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A D L
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sihoe
authors.forename: I Y P
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Arifi
authors.forename: A P C
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods