Endobronchial Richter's syndrome. A rare manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Endobronchial involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is rare. This report describes a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Richter's syndrome in whom bronchial obstruction occurred due to massive peribronchial lymphadenopathy and endobronchial leukemic infiltrates. Endobronchial Richter's transformation has not been previously reported.
Snyder
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455.
Cherwitz
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Dykoski
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Rice
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D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic