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Primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma presenting as non-resolving pneumonia.
- Source :
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Advances in respiratory medicine [Adv Respir Med] 2017; Vol. 85 (4), pp. 202-205. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2543-6031
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Advances in respiratory medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28871587
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2017.0033