[A case of secondary pulmonary malignant lymphoma with multiple pulmonary nodules and spiculation].
Naohiro FuruhashiYasuteru SuginoJunya OkumuraYushi SaitoJunji HiragaSatoshi KitagawaPublished in: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society (2012)
A 72-year-old man presented to our hospital with fatigue and anemia. Chest CT showed multiple nodular shadows. We first suspected lung cancer and multiple metastatic lesions because some nodules had spiculation. However, PET-CT revealed the small intestine, thyroid and rib as well as these nodules to be positive for FDG uptake, suggesting malignant lymphoma and lung involvement. For diagnosis, lung biopsy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was performed. Pathologic examination of the lung biopsy specimen showed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We diagnosed secondary pulmonary malignant lymphoma.
Keyphrases
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- pet ct
- pulmonary hypertension
- epstein barr virus
- positron emission tomography
- thoracic surgery
- computed tomography
- ultrasound guided
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- fine needle aspiration
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- pulmonary embolism
- magnetic resonance imaging
- single cell
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- lymph node
- contrast enhanced
- iron deficiency
- adverse drug