title: [Pancoast tumor-like primary lung lymphoma].
abstract: Apical lung location of lymphomas is extremely rare and may pose diagnostic problems. Here we present a case of advanced primary Pancoast-like left apical lung lymphoma incidentally diagnosed in a 72 year old asymptomatic woman after a routine, prophylactic chest X-ray performed in June 2005. FNB was not diagnostic therefore an open lung biopsy was attempted. Histopathological examination of the excised specimen was consistent with B-cell low-grade marginal zone extranodal NHL (BALTL); CD20+, CD3-. Treatment combined of 9 cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy of the residual mass allowed to achieve a long-term complete remission.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Onkologii i Radioterapii Akademia Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zaucha
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jassem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000209:etiology