title: [Optimal treatment of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis resembling posterior mediastinal tumor; report of a case].
abstract: Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare condition accompanying chronic hematologic disease. We present a case of chronic gastric ulcer in which a posterior mediastinal mass was diagnosed as extramedullary hematopoiesis. We underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic resection safely and successfully. This procedure is relevant and safety procedure for differential diagnosis of patients who have chronic anemia with asymptomatic intrathoracic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tobe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted