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CT Chest showing mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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Chest revealed subtle mediastinal adenopathy (Figure 1), and subsequent biopsy (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)) confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated and hypercalcemia eventually resolved, and renal function also improved (BUN 32, creatinine 1.8 mg/dL).
(a) Lymph node biopsy (low power). (b) Lymph node biopsy (high power).
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Chest revealed subtle mediastinal adenopathy (Figure 1), and subsequent biopsy (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)) confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated and hypercalcemia eventually resolved, and renal function also improved (BUN 32, creatinine 1.8 mg/dL).
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CT Chest showing mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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CT scan of the chest was performed as part of a malignancy workup, and it showed borderline mediastinal adenopathy in the paraaortic and pretracheal area and subcarinal region (Figure 3).
(a) Lymph node biopsy showing noncaseating granulomatous change (low power). (b) Lymph node biopsy showing noncaseating granulomatous change (high power).
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Biopsy of the lymph nodes confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis (Figures 4(a) and 4(b)).