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Hematopoietic elements: The foreign invaders of the adrenal gland – Case series and review of literature
- Source :
- Human Pathology: Case Reports, Vol 22, Iss, Pp 200436-(2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- Hematopoietic elements identified outside of the bone marrow are defined as extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) and is observed normally during embryonic development and fetal life. Conditions secondary to insufficient bone marrow function or ineffective hematopoiesis, malignancies, as well as stromal disorders of the bone maylead to EMH in adult liver, spleen and lymph nodes. EMH in the adrenal is rare, with very few cases reported. We present a case series of five patients, of which two presented with non-specific complaints and three were found to have an incidental abdominal mass on radiology. These were reported as EMH of adrenal gland on histology. None of our five cases had any underlying disease making the present case series interesting and unique.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Stromal cell
Spleen
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Pathology
Medicine
Extramedullary
Ineffective Hematopoiesis
Adrenal gland
business.industry
medicine.disease
Abdominal mass
Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Hematopoiesis
Haematopoiesis
030104 developmental biology
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Bone marrow
medicine.symptom
business
lcsh:RB1-214
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22143300
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Human Pathology: Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4dc4f03cff87cb7d03eef0cef87ba28d