Pulmonary MALT lymphoma - a rare form of lymphoma

The authors report a case of pulmonary MALT lymphoma in an asymptomatic patient with a chest radiograph showing bilateral infiltrates. The diagnosis was made by surgical lung biopsy performed by video-assisted thoracoscopy. The transbronchial lung and the transthoracic core-needle biopsies were non-...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista portuguesa de pneumologia 2007-01, Vol.13 (1), p.137
Hauptverfasser:	Santos, João Meneses, Zakout, Raed, Pereira, Carlos, Palhano, Maria João, Victorino, Rui M M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	por
Schlagworte:	Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - diagnosis Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report a case of pulmonary MALT lymphoma in an asymptomatic patient with a chest radiograph showing bilateral infiltrates. The diagnosis was made by surgical lung biopsy performed by video-assisted thoracoscopy. The transbronchial lung and the transthoracic core-needle biopsies were non-diagnostic. The clinical and radiological features of the pulmonary MALT lymphoma are described and relevant diagnostic, prognostic and treatment factors are discussed.
ISSN:	0873-2159