Open AccessMyelodysplastic hematopoiesis mimicking the bone marrow in a mediastinal myelolipoma
Author(s) -
Takano Hina,
Takahashi Ken,
Taki Kazuhiro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.777
Subject(s) - myelolipoma , medicine , bone marrow , myelodysplastic syndromes , concomitant , extramedullary hematopoiesis , mediastinal tumor , haematopoiesis , pathology , radiology , surgery , mediastinum , stem cell , adrenal gland , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message Myelolipoma is one of the rare causes of posterior mediastinal tumor. Surgical excision is effective, which differs from the treatment of extramedullary disease usually concomitant with myelodysplastic syndrome. Cytogenetic analysis suggests the bone marrow cell originating myelolipoma.