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Irena Hammen1, David Lee Sherson2,3, Jesper Roemhild Davidsen2
1Department of Pulmonal Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; irenahammen@gmail.com.
Abstract:
We present a case of systemic sarcoidosis involving the liver, pancreas, lungs, mediastinal and intraabdominal lymph nodes and bones. Multiple organ system manifestations mimicked malignant metastatic disease. The diagnosis was established with clinical, radiological, and pathological findings after neoplasm was ruled out by pathological tests. The patient showed rapid symptom remission with systemic steroid treatment.
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