A Case of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung In Patient with Chronic Lymphpcoytic Leukemia.
- Author:
Sun Ae LEE
1
;
Young Jin KIM
;
Kyu Chul LIM
;
Chong Il JUNG
;
Sang Yong JUNG
;
Mi Kyung SHIN
;
Young Joo PARK
;
Tae Eui SONG
Author Information
1. Department of 1Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
CLL;
Immunodeficiency;
Secondary malignancy;
Adenocarcinoma of lung
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Dyspnea;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Leukemia*;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Male;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
1998;30(3):613-619
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In Korea chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) is a rare diesase with evidence immunologic incompetence. The immunodeficiency of patients with CLL could place them at increased risk of new cancers. The incidence of secondary malignancy, including lung cancer has increased in patients with CLL and this should be also considered in the differential diagnosis of a new pulmonary infiltrate appearing in patients with known CLL. A-73-year old male patient with CLL was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed multiple scattered small nodules in both lung fields and alveolar consolidation mass at right lower lung. Histopathological examination of the bronchoscopic biopsy specimen demonstrated that he had a moderatly differentiated adenacarcinoma of lung. Since we experienced a case of metachronous adenocarcinoma of lung in patient with known CLL, we report this with a review of literatures.
