A 60-year-old man was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass by routine chest X-ray. A fine needle core biopsy showed a mixed population of small lymphocytes and epithelial cells (Fig. 77.1). A thoracotomy biopsy revealed a lobulated tumor (Figs. 77.2 and 77.3).
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(2009). Case 77. In: Sun, T. (eds) Atlas of Hematologic Neoplasms. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89848-3_78
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