1. Primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma presenting as non-resolving pneumonia.
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Iftikhar A, Magh A, Cheema MA, Thappa S, Sahni S, and Karbowitz S
- Subjects
- Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Lung Neoplasms diagnosis, Male, Pneumonia diagnosis, Lung pathology, Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone diagnosis
- Abstract
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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- 2017
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