Primary lung lymphoma involving the superior vena cava

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary lung lymphoma (PLL) presenting as a primary pulmonary lesion is rare and usually affects elderly people. Here we describe a 25-year-old Chinese man diagnosed with primary lung lymphoma, which presented as a huge lung tumor mimicking a primary lung cancer...

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Main Authors: Wei Sen, Li Xin, Qiu Xiaomin, Zhao Honglin, Chen Gang, Chen Jun, Zhou Qinghua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/131
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary lung lymphoma (PLL) presenting as a primary pulmonary lesion is rare and usually affects elderly people. Here we describe a 25-year-old Chinese man diagnosed with primary lung lymphoma, which presented as a huge lung tumor mimicking a primary lung cancer and involving the superior vena cava. He underwent double-sleeve reconstructions of bronchus and pulmonary arteries with right upper- and middle-lobe lobectomy along with replacement of the superior vena cava with a graft, and was then given standard chemotherapy of CHOP plus Rituximab. The patient has been well, showing no local recurrence or distal metastasis during a 27-month follow-up.</p>
ISSN:1477-7819