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Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Trachea in a Patient with Breast Cancer.

Authors :
Yamashita H
Ueda Y
Tomita K
Kitaura T
Koshobu T
Suzuki Y
Shimizu E
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2015; Vol. 54 (16), pp. 2041-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 15.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We herein report the case of a 93-year-old woman with breast cancer on the left side. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest showed irregularities and narrowing of the mid-trachea. Bronchoscopy was performed, and the results of a biopsy supported a diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The patient responded to treatment with prednisone alone, with a reduction in the size of the lesion. MALT lymphoma of the trachea is extremely rare, and there are only a few case reports of double cancer, i.e., MALT lymphoma of the trachea and breast cancer.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
54
Issue :
16
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26278299
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3925