title: Primary pulmonary high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in an elderly patient. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antico
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellarosa
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cavazzini
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aitini
mesh_terms: 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