title: Endobronchial non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: A 23-year-old male presented with clinical and radiological features of left lung collapse. Fibre-optic bronchoscopy revealed a smooth globular mass almost completely occluding the left main bronchus. Needle aspiration and endobronchial biopsy from the mass revealed it to be a case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This report documents the rare presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as an endobronchial mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Military Hospital (Cardio Thoracic Centre), Pune, India. msbarthwal@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Barthwal
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Deoskar
authors.forename: J J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Falleiro
authors.forename: Paramjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007194:India; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed