[Intra-vascular lymphoma presenting with respiratory symptoms].
BACKGROUND
Intra-vascular large cell lymphoma is a rare disease characterised by the proliferation of malignant cells within small blood vessels.


METHODS
We report a case of intra-vascular lymphoma presenting with unexplained dyspnoea, hypoxaemia and associated neurological symptom. The diagnosis was made by liver biopsy but the patient ultimately died.


CONCLUSIONS
Earlier diagnosis with transbronchial biopsy might have improved the prognosis by allowing more prompt treatment.
Pontier
S
S
Service de Pneumo-allergologie, CHU Purpan 1, Toulouse, France.
Selves
J
J
Escamilla
R
R
Hermant
C
C
Krempf
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*