A case of sarcoidosis with a radiological image of a solid mass invading the aorta

Solak O., Esme H., SEZER M., Fidan F., Unlu M.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.143-146, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143-146
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lung carcinoma, mediastinal invasion, sarcoidosis
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Sarcoidosis involves the lungs in 90% of the cases, but its presentation with a solitary mass lesion is rare. The most common radiologic finding is bilateral hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy with or without calcification. A 65 years old female patient presented with a solitary mass lesion invading the aorta and mediastinal lymphadenopathies in magnetic resonance imaging, and malignancy was considered as the diagnosis. However, mediastinoscopy and explorative thoracotomy findings revealed sarcoidosis. We presented the case as it is a rare and a radiologically interesting entity.