Sarcoidosis (gross pathology)

Case contributed by Yale Rosen , 18 Nov 2009
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ayush Goel, 5 Sep 2015

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Title was changed:
Sarcoidosis -: gross pathology
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Body was changed:

Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with sarcoidosis, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement.

Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with sarcoidosis, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement (giving rise to the lambda sign)

Author: Image courtesy of Yale Rosen M.D. Reproduced with permission.

Original files from : http://granuloma.homestead.com/

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  2. http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl78.jpg
  3. http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl79.jpg

Modifications: replaced background and made square aspect

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  • -<p>Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with sarcoidosis, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement. </p><p>Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1" title="Sarcoidosis">sarcoidosis</a>, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement (giving rise to the <a href="/articles/lambda-sign-2" title="Lambda sign">lambda sign)</a></p><p>Author: Image courtesy of Yale Rosen M.D. Reproduced with permission. </p><p>Original files from : <a href="http://granuloma.homestead.com/" title="http://granuloma.homestead.com/">http://granuloma.homestead.com/</a></p><ol><li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl.jpg</li><li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl78.jpg</li><li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl79.jpg</li></ol><p>Modifications: replaced background and made square aspect </p><p>License: All rights reserved by Yale Rosen M.D. </p><p>If you believe your copyright or has been infringed please write to [email protected] giving details of why you believe this is so.&lt;</p>
  • +<p>Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">sarcoidosis</a>, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement (giving rise to the <a href="/articles/lambda-sign-of-sarcoidosis">lambda sign)</a></p><p>Author: Image courtesy of Yale Rosen M.D. Reproduced with permission.</p><p>Original files from : <a href="http://granuloma.homestead.com/">http://granuloma.homestead.com/</a></p><ol>
  • +<li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl.jpg</li>
  • +<li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl78.jpg</li>
  • +<li>http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/gross_sarcoid_bhl79.jpg</li>
  • +</ol><p>Modifications: replaced background and made square aspect</p><p>License: All rights reserved by Yale Rosen M.D.</p><p>If you believe your copyright or has been infringed please write to [email protected] giving details of why you believe this is so.&lt;</p>

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Coronal section through the lungs, trachea and hila in a patient with sarcoidosis, demonstrating extensive right paratracheal and hilar nodal enlargement (giving rise to the lambda sign)

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