Histoplasmosis Mimicking Malignant Adenopathy During Diagnostic Thyroid Lobectomy
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Histoplasmosis mimicking malignant adenopathy during diagnostic thyroid lobectomy.
IMPORTANCE Benign granulomatous disease may mimic malignant disease in the evaluation of mediastinal or pulmonary lesions. However, histoplasmosis as a cause of cervical lymphadenopathy is relatively rare. We report the first case of Histoplasma infection mimicking malignant adenopathy discovered during diagnostic thyroid lobectomy. OBSERVATIONS A 2.5-cm, calcified, right paratracheal lymph n...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6181
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.806