Endobronchial involvement with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A clinical-radiologic analysis.
Based on experience with three cases of endobronchial non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a review of cases previously reported, two patterns of lymphomatous involvement of airways are described. The Type 1 pattern is characterized by diffuse submucosal infiltrates occurring in the presence of intra- and extrathoracic lymphoma. In Type 2 cases, central airways are involved by a solitary mass in the absence of clinically apparent systemic lymphoma. The clinical-radiologic picture is characterized by signs of pneumonitis in Type 1 cases, while in Type 2 cases, signs of airway obstruction uniformly occur.
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed