Diagnosis and treatment of coincident Hodgkin's lymphoma and hamartoma by endobronchial methods: A Case report

• Main Authors: Ayperi Ozturk, Zafer Aktaş, Sezgi Şahin Duyar, Aydın Yılmaz, Funda Demiraǧ
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
• Subjects: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirate; hamartoma; Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Online Access: http://www.eurasianjpulmonol.com/article.asp?issn=2148-5402;year=2019;volume=21;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=Ozturk
• ISSN: 2148-5402; 2148-5402

Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is recommended for the diagnosis of malign and benign mediastinal lymphadenopathies and lesions adjacent to the central airways. However the diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA in diagnosis of lymphoma is weak. Additionally, the challenge of cathcing Reed-Sternberg cells in such a small sample size lowers the sensitivitiy of EBUS-TBNA for diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. EBUS-TBNA can be performed with rigid bronchoscopy. A 64 years old male patient with multiple abdominal and mediastinal lymphadenopathies with coinciding hamartoma and Hodgkin lymphoma is reported for presenting diagnostic and therapeutic interventional methods performed for this unique coincidance.