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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2023

Sarcoidosis Mimicking a Malignant Metastatic Disease.

Georges El Hasbani, Nagi El Saghir, Hicham Moukaddam, Lama Farhat, Nina Shabb, Imad Uthman

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Georges El HasbaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.
Nagi El SaghirDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hicham MoukaddamDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lama FarhatDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nina ShabbDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Imad UthmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LBSt. Vincent's Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis can have pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical manifestations depending on the organ of involvement. Because multiple organs are involved by the disease, sarcoid can mimic metastatic diseases. Whenever clinical and radiological clues of metastasis are present, differentials other than cancer should not be missed. Herein, we present a case of a middle aged gentleman who presented to the oncology clinic for 1-month history of low back pain associated with a dry cough along with radiological findings of metastatic disease involving the lungs, liver, lymph nodes, axial spine, and adrenal gland. A biopsy of the liver lesion showed non-caseating granuloma. Elevated blood levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

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PMCPMC10160796
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