Extramedullary hematopoiesis mimicking metastatic lung carcinoma F.Ida Hsu, BA, Daniel A Filippa, MD, Hugo Castro-Malaspina, MD, Robert J Downey, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 1411-1413 (October 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00785-1
Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan at a lower thoracic level demonstrates multiple right paraspinal masses measuring up to 1.5 cm, suggestive of metastatic involvement of the right inferior pulmonary ligament lymph nodes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1411-1413DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00785-1)
Fig 2 Computed tomographic scan at a midthoracic level (2 cm below the aortic arch) reveals a left anterior pleural-based mass, borderline right paratracheal adenopathy, and a left lower lobe mass. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1411-1413DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00785-1)
Fig 3 Operative photograph of extramedullary hematopoiesis at the right costovertebral angle. The lung is retracted to the lower right corner; ribs are visible to the left. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1411-1413DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00785-1)