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Case Reports
. 2000 Jan;56(1):82-84.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30106-5. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

MEDIASTINAL FIBROSIS

A K Rajput  1 , K E Rajan  2 , Vasu Vardhan  3 , S C Tewari  4 , J M Borcar  4
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Case Reports

MEDIASTINAL FIBROSIS

A K Rajput et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2000 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Mediastinal fibrosis.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Chest radiograph PA view showing raised dome of left diaphragm and an opacity just above left hilum and merging with it.
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Fig. 2
MRI of chest showing a soft tissue mass lesion in superior mediastinum surrounding the aortic arch and its branches.
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Fig. 3
Microsection of the biopsy (low power) showing thick fibrocollagenous bands with scattered mononuclear inflammatory cells
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