Primary Pulmonary MALT Lymphoma Presenting as Non-Resolving Pneumonia
| Autor: | Sonu Sahni, Stephen Karbowitz, Asma Iftikhar, Sarah Thappa, Albert Magh, Muhammed Azaz Cheema |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Lung Neoplasms Primary pulmonary lymphoma Diagnosis Differential Lung Disorder 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans Lung cancer Lung Aged business.industry MALT lymphoma Lymphoma B-Cell Marginal Zone Pneumonia 030224 pathology medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Lymphoma medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 85:202-205 |
| ISSN: | 2543-6031 |
| DOI: | 10.5603/arm.2017.0033 |
| Popis: | Primary lung lymphoma (PLL) is a rare unilateral or bilateral lung disorder that is challenging to diagnose solely based on clinical and radiological presentation. PLL may be misdiagnosed as pneumonia or a lung tumor due to non-specific findings. PLL is most frequently a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, a type of extranodal low-grade B-cell lymphoma most commonly discovered in the gastrointestinal tract. PLL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-resolving pneumonias. Herein we present a case of an 84-year-old patient discovered to have a primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma presenting as a non-resolving pneumonia causing a clinical challenge. |
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