30 December 2024
: Case report 
B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Mimicking Fibrosing Mediastinitis: A Case Report and Diagnostic Insight
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Aya Kitamura ABCDEF 1, Shigehisa Yanagi ABCDEFG 1*, Kotaro Shide
ABCDEF 2, Yuichiro Sato ABCDE 3, Ayako Kamiunten BDE 2, Yasuhiro Yamanari BE 1, Akiko Kitamura E 1, Makoto Sumiyoshi E 1, Yasuharu Oda E 1, Hironobu Tsubouchi E 1, Kazuya Shimoda ADEF 2, Taiga Miyazaki ADEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945804
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e945804
Figure 7. Chest computed tomography (CT) at the onset of B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-ALL/LBL) (A–C) and at 6 months after the end of the induction (D–F). The mediastinal mass-like lesion (arrowheads) as well as mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes (arrows) showed significant shrinkage after the B-ALL/LBL treatment. The right pleural effusion also disappeared.