title: Pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis mimicking lung cancer.
abstract: Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) of the lung is an extremely rare, Epstein-Barr virus-related lymphoproliferative disease. We report a case of pulmonary LYG that presented as a large necrotic mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. w_bartosik@o2.pl
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bartosik
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: Sangeetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalimuthu
authors.forename: Aurelie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabre
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D008230:Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral