Myelolipoma of the posterior mediastinum in a patient with chronic dyserythropoietic anemia
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Myelolipoma of the posterior mediastinum in a patient with chronic dyserythropoietic anemia
Myelolipoma (ML) is an uncommon benign mesenchymal neoplasia composed of mature adipose and hematopoietic tissues of uncertain etiology. Less than 3% of MLs occur in the mediastinal topography. The main differential diagnosis involves extramedullary hematopoiesis; therefore, pathological evaluation is essential for the definitive diagnosis. The authors report the case of a 50-year-old man diagn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Autopsy and Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2236-1960
DOI: 10.4322/acr.2016.047