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[A rare cause of posterior mediastinal tumors: extramedullary hematopoiesis].

Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohamed-V, CHU, Rabat, Maroc.
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique (impact factor: 0.24). 12/2003; 59(5 Pt 1):307-9. pp.307-9
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ABSTRACT We report a case of a patient with intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis presenting as a posterior mediastinal tumor, without associated myelofibrosis. Pathophysiology and the options for diagnosis and treatment in this condition are discussed.

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Keywords

intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis
 
Pathophysiology
 
posterior mediastinal tumor