Abstract
We report on a 73-year-old man with systemic lymphadenopathy and chest computed tomography (CT) findings of bilateral diffuse ground-glass opacities and interlobular septal thickening. He also had pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Several lymph node biopsies were attempted, without a definitive diagnosis. A thoracoscopic lung biopsy was performed, and the specimen was diagnosed as peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS). Lymphoma cells had invaded lung vessels, resulting in PAH. We should include pulmonary lymphoma in the differential diagnosis of patients with PAH and chest CT findings of diffuse ground-glass opacities and interlobular septal thickening.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1733-1736 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Ground-glass opacities
- Interlobular septal thickening
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine