Pulmonary Lymphoma Misdiagnosed as Pneumonia.
Pulmonary lymphoma is a very rare cause of lung tumors which occurs in less than one percent of primary malignant lung tumors. When seemingly pneumonia does not respond to treatment, the possibility of malignant lymphoma should always be considered. Here, we report two cases of pulmonary lymphoma misdiagnosed as pneumonia.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744 Republic of Korea.
Jungsil
J
Lee
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyunkyung
H
Park
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744 Republic of Korea.
Yeon Wook
YW
Kim
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744 Republic of Korea.
Chul-Gyu
CG
Yoo
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma; Lung; Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; Primary pulmonary lymphoma