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Review
. 1992 Sep;31(9):1151-4.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1151.

Thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with hereditary spherocytosis

T Abe  1 , A Yachi, Y Ishii, T Igarashi, H Tanaka, Y Yoshida, M Tosaka, F Ishibashi, K Yonezawa, A Ono, et al.
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Review

Thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with hereditary spherocytosis

T Abe et al. Intern Med. 1992 Sep.
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Abstract

A 54-year-old man was diagnosed with hereditary spherocytosis. An X-ray of the chest disclosed bilateral round masses in the upper and lower posterior mediastinum. CT showed homogeneous round masses of soft tissue density in the posterior mediastinum. A needle biopsy of the mass showed hyperplastic erythroid bone marrow. Fatty metamorphosis of the masses was observed in CT 2 years after splenectomy but showed no change in size.

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