[A rare cause of posterior mediastinal tumors: extramedullary hematopoiesis].
We report a case of a patient with intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis presenting as a posterior mediastinal tumor, without associated myelofibrosis. Pathophysiology and the options for diagnosis and treatment in this condition are discussed.
Rguibi
M
M
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohamed-V, CHU, Rabat, Maroc.
Albouzidi
A
A
Ouarssani
A
A
Rhorfi
I
I
El Ouazzani
H
H
Bouchentouf
R
R
Gharbaoui
Y
Y
Kabiri
H
H
Rimani
H
H
Abid
A
A
Alaoui-Tahiri
K
K
D000328:Adult; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*