Lung resection for treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with a pulmonary lymphoma.
Most primary lymphomas of the lung arise from the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the bronchus. Autoimmune phenomena are associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; among them immune thrombocytopenia is one of the most rare. In this study we report an extremely rare case of a patient with primary pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma associated with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, with rapid restoration of normal platelet count after lung resection.
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Hany
H
Cardiothoracic Department, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. hanyhassan77@hotmail.com
Hassan
Mohamed
M
Nash
John
J
Lyall
Matthew
M
Poullis
Michael
M
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013147:Spirometry; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed