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PURPOSE: Accurate staging of Hodgkin's disease is essential for choosing appropriate therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case of a 13-year-old boy with a history of Hodgkin's disease and negative iliac crest biopsies is presented. RESULTS: MRI-guided biopsy led to the accurate diagnosis of bone marrow involvement and a change in patient management. CONCLUSIONS: Magnetic resonance imaging has the potential to detect focal marrow involvement and therefore direct biopsy site.
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Bone Marrow/pathology , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Adolescent , Biopsy , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , MaleABSTRACT
The CT findings of a patient with relapsing polychondritis involving the larynx, tracheobronchial tree, and nasal cartilage are described. In the proper clinical setting, a characteristic constellation of findings when noted on CT can aid in differentiating this rare inflammatory disease from other causes of airway compromise. CT is the most useful imaging modality, because cartilage and soft tissue components are well visualized. If diagnosed early, appropriate treatment may prevent life-threatening airway obstruction.
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Polychondritis, Relapsing/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Bronchial Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Cartilage/diagnostic imaging , Constriction, Pathologic/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Laryngostenosis/diagnostic imaging , Middle Aged , Nose Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Tracheal Stenosis/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
A case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the larynx is presented. The case is unique for the extramedullary plasmacytoma's marked extension into the mediastinum. The computed tomography (CT) features are described.
