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space-occupying lesion

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space-occupying lesion
Hematology A lesion that replaces BM, alters its architecture and/or depresses marrow production, resulting in myelophthisic anemia; most SOLs are due to metastases from 1º CAs of lung, breast, prostate, thyroid, adrenals, but may be due to myeloma, leukemia, lymphoma, osteosclerosis, myelofibrosis; all 3 blood cell lines are affected; immature RBCs and WBCs appear in peripheral circulation, due to irritation phenomena. See Myelofibrosis. Myelophthisic anemia


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Compressive Atelectasis Compressive atelectasis develops with any space-occupying lesion such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, or abdominal distention.
On ultrasound examination, there was a rounded space-occupying lesion measuring 22 x 24 x 28 mm in size, just above the areola.
An increase in intra-abdominal pressure may also be due to pregnancy or abdominal obesity or any space-occupying lesion of the abdomen.
 
 
 
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