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Rare Primary Pulmonary Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting with Incidental Pulmonary Nodules
Pulmonary malignancies carry a significant morbidity and mortality and are one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare malignancy which should be considered in the differential of solitary pulmonary nodule or lung mass especially in a low-risk p...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446123/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016061 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7031868 |
Sumario: | Pulmonary malignancies carry a significant morbidity and mortality and are one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare malignancy which should be considered in the differential of solitary pulmonary nodule or lung mass especially in a low-risk patient presenting with constitutional symptoms. Here, we describe a case of an elderly male who presented to our clinic with incidental pulmonary nodules and subsequent workup revealed low grade B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma consistent with diagnosis of primary pulmonary marginal zone lymphoma. |
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