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The cause of death is sarcoidosis involving lungs, heart, spleen, hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes.
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“Hilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilar. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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hilar
adjective
hi·lar
ˈhī-lər 
: of, relating to, affecting, or located near a hilum
hilar lymph nodes of the lung
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