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Extramedullary hematopoiesis mimicking metastatic lung carcinoma

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1 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 (October 1998) DOI: /S (98)

2 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  , DOI: ( /S (98) )

3 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  , DOI: ( /S (98) )

4 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  , DOI: ( /S (98) )


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