Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Trachea in a Patient with Breast Cancer.
We herein report the case of a 93-year-old woman with breast cancer on the left side. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest showed irregularities and narrowing of the mid-trachea. Bronchoscopy was performed, and the results of a biopsy supported a diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The patient responded to treatment with prednisone alone, with a reduction in the size of the lesion. MALT lymphoma of the trachea is extremely rare, and there are only a few case reports of double cancer, i.e., MALT lymphoma of the trachea and breast cancer.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Yonago Medical Center, Japan.
Hitomi
H
Yamashita
Yasuto
Y
Ueda
Katsuyuki
K
Tomita
Tsuyoshi
T
Kitaura
Tomoaki
T
Koshobu
Yoshimasa
Y
Suzuki
Eiji
E
Shimizu
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D011241:Prednisone