title: Relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed by flexible bronchoscopy.
abstract: Pulmonary relapse of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) occurred in a 10-year-old girl who presented with cough, blood-tinged sputum, and chest tightness. The diagnosis of Ki-1 (CD30) anaplastic large-cell lymphoma was established using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and transbronchial biopsy (TBB). These procedures demonstrated malignant cells that stained positive for CD30 and had the t(2;5) translocation, thereby avoiding the need for an open lung biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15116, USA.
authors.forename: Shruti M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Phadke
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Chini
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence