Primary pulmonary high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in an elderly patient. A case report.
An 82-year-old non-smoker female was admitted with cough, fever and poor general health. Radiological examination revealed a right parahilar mass and a transbronchial biopsy confirmed the presence of a tumor. Immunohistochemical analysis established the diagnosis of high-grade primary pulmonary lymphoma. The rare nature of this disease, its non-specific clinical presentation and particular prognosis, also in elderly patients, are discussed in this article.
Pagani
Mauro
M
Medical Oncology Department, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy.
Antico
Andrea
A
Bellarosa
Sergio
S
Cavazzini
Giovanna
G
Aitini
Enrico
E
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed