title: Diagnostic value of bronchial washing in a case of primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: A case of primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma is presented. Cytologic examination of the bronchial washing was the first diagnostic procedure able to identify malignant lymphoma cells. Bronchoscopic biopsy, on the contrary, suggested the presence of a small cell carcinoma. Cytodiagnosis was then confirmed by open lung biopsy. The advantages of bronchial washing in such a rare pulmonary lesion are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation