Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications of Pulmonary Lymphoma Associated With Nodular Amyloidosis

Pulmonary localization of B-cell lymphoma associated with deposits of amyloid material is a rare finding in the thoracic disease spectrum. This report describes a rare case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis in a 50-year-old patient. He underwent left upper lobectomy for mucosa-associated lymphoid tis...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2019-05, Vol.107 (5), p.e325-e327
Hauptverfasser: Filippi, Niccolò, Diotti, Cristina, Donghi, Stefano Maria, Galetta, Domenico, Sedda, Giulia, Sandri, Alberto, De Camilli, Elisa, Guarize, Juliana, Spaggiari, Lorenzo
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary localization of B-cell lymphoma associated with deposits of amyloid material is a rare finding in the thoracic disease spectrum. This report describes a rare case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis in a 50-year-old patient. He underwent left upper lobectomy for mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma that originated from bronchial lymphoid tissue.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.037