title: Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: rare case of lymphoproliferative disease in the lung.
abstract: We report a rare case of nodular lymphoid hyperplasia in the lung. An 18-year-old woman had an abnormal shadow found on chest radiography images. Positron-emission tomography showed an uptake of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the mass lesion, with a maximum standardized uptake value of 2.4. The lesion gradually enlarged, and surgical removal was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected lung revealed polyclonal proliferation of lymphoid tissue, leading to a diagnosis of nodular lymphoid hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karube
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18