Primary Malignant Lymphoma of Lung: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hong Joo JEON
1
;
Byung Hoon KIM
;
Ji Yun YU
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Paik Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasm;
Lymphoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Lymphoma*;
Male;
Rare Diseases;
Thoracotomy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(8):820-822
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary malignant lymphoma of lung is a very rare disease, only 0.34% of all malignant lymphomas. In our case, a 76 year old male patient had a solitary mass without lympha-denopathy at chest CT scan. He underwent right middle lobectomy through a posterolateral thoracotomy incision. Pathologic study confirmed a diagnosis of malignant lymphoma and chemotherapy was started by an oncologist.
