RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58100426
T1 Sarcoidosis
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
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RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Also  known  as  Boeck  sarcoid,  benign  lymphogranulomatosis•  Noncaseating  granulomatous  disease  involving  lungs,  liver,  spleen,  lymph,  skin,  and  bones•  Cause  is  unknown•  20%  have  myocardial  involvement•  30%  have  cutaneous  involvement•  70%  have  hepatic  and  splenic  involvement•  Mediastinal  and  scalene  lymph  nodes  microscopically  involved  in  90%  and  80%,  respectively