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ArticleCureus2023

Sarcoid-Like Reactive Lymphadenopathy in Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma.

Gundip S Dhillon, Yema Jalal, Vishisht Mehta

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gundip S DhillonInternal Medicine, Mountainview Hospital, Las Vegas, USA.
Yema JalalInternal Medicine, Mountainview Hospital, Las Vegas, USA.
Vishisht MehtaInterventional Pulmonology, Mountainview Hospital, Las Vegas, USA.
nView Medical (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 56-year-old male underwent treatment for sarcoma with metastases to the lungs. Follow-up imaging revealed multiple pulmonary nodules and masses with a favorable response on positron emission tomography (PET) scanning showing enlarging mediastinal lymph nodes concerning for progression of the disease. To evaluate the lymphadenopathy, the patient underwent bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration. The lymph nodes were negative for cytology but showed granulomatous inflammation. Granulomatous inflammation is a rare occurrence in patients with concurrent metastatic lesions and is exceedingly rare in cancers that have not originated in the thorax. This case report highlights the clinical significance of sarcoid-like reactions in the mediastinal lymph nodes and the need for further investigation.

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lymph nodes pathologynoncaseating granulomasarcoid like reactionsarcoma soft tissuesynovial sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID37009340
PMCPMC10065124
OpenAlexW4322732991

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