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Radiological chest studies of our patient number 1. (a) Two scans of high-resolution CT, showing the mediastinal adenopathic masses. (b) Standard X-ray and total body PET scan, showing diffuse high-metabolism adenopathies.
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A further chest HRCT revealed a new mediastinal enlargement due to adenopathy (Figure 1); primary mediastinal B cell lymphoma (a type of diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL) was diagnosed by means of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lymph node biopsy.
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