[Optimal treatment of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis resembling posterior mediastinal tumor; report of a case].
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.
Yoshida
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan.
Tobe
S
S
Ishida
Y
Y
Kondo
T
T
Maeda
S
S
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