Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in a patient with previously treated T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in a patient with previously treated T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a diagnostic problem. The differential diagnosis in an adult is sarcoidosis, metastases, lymphoma or, rarely, tuberculosis. Mediastinal lymph node involvement is uncommon in tuberculosis. In view of its relative rarity but good prognosis, it is important to distinguish tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenitis in adults from other causes of mediastinal masses.
Karanth
Narayan
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Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. drkaranth1@rediffmail.com
Prabhash
Kumar P
KP
Karanth
Pranjali N
PN
Shet
Tanuja
T
Banavali
Shripad D
SD
Parikh
Purvish
P
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D054218:Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18