Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in patient with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
Sixty-four fiberoptic bronchoscopic examinations were performed for 58 patients with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and radiographically evident pulmonary abnormalities. Diagnoses were obtained in 23 cases (36%). Examination of 12 lung biopsy specimens showed lymphoma and one, squamous cell carcinoma. Six patients had pneumocystis carinii; 2, aspergillosis; 1 cryptococcosis; and 1, herpes simplex infection. It is recommended that fiberoptic bronchoscopy be the first invasive procedure employed in the evaluation of pulmonary parenchymal abnormalities in patients with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology