Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor in hemoglobin C disease.

Koudieh, M S; Afzal, M; Rasul, K; Baez-Giangreco, A · Arch Pathol Lab Med · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor associated with hemoglobin C disease is reported in a 27-year-old Bangladeshi man. The patient's initial complaints were generalized weakness, weight loss, and left upper abdominal pain. Hospital workup revealed a solitary intrathoracic mass in the posterior mediastinum, which was suspected to be a lymphoma based on fine-needle aspiration. The mass was excised and proved to be an extramedullary hematopoietic tumor. The problem of differential diagnosis is discussed.

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