January 2014 Arizona thoracic society notes

• Main Author: Robbins RA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-01-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: capillary proliferation; CD34; polycythemia vera; dyspnea; diffuse idiopathic neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia; DIPNECH; cardiomyopathy; asthma; recurrent pneumonia
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/arizona-ats-notes/2014/1/24/january-2014-arizona-thoracic-society-notes.html

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The January Arizona Thoracic Society meeting was held on Wednesday, 1/22/2014 at Shea Hospital beginning at 6:30 PM. There were 11 in attendance representing the pulmonary, critical care, sleep, pathology and radiology communities. A discussion was held how to encourage attendance of young physicians to the Arizona Thoracic Society. A short presentation was made by Rick Robbins on the SWJPCC reiterating the material published in the yearly report from the editor (1). Three cases were presented: Dr. Tom Colby from the Pathology at the Mayo Clinic Arizona presented the first case. The patient was a 62 year old with polycythemia vera and shortness of breath. CT scan showed diffuse ground glass densities. The right ventricle and the pulmonary artery were slightly enlarged. A VATS lung biopsy was performed. The biopsy showed an increase in megakarocytes, immature red blood cells and immature white cell precursors consistent with extramedullary hematopoiesis. There was …