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We describe the CT appearance of a metachronous multicentric aggressive fibromatosis that presented with an extensive middle mediastinal mass associated with esophageal involvement.
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Sabaté, J.M., Parellada, J.A., Franquet, T. et al. Metachronous multicentric aggressive fibromatosis with mediastinal involvement. Eur. Radiol. 6, 207–209 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181148
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