title: Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in a patient with previously treated T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. drkaranth1@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karanth
authors.forename: Kumar P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Prabhash
authors.forename: Pranjali N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Karanth
authors.forename: Tanuja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shet
authors.forename: Shripad D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Banavali
authors.forename: Purvish
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parikh
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18