A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are rare causes of primary lung neoplasms and most are B-cell in origin. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is an exceedingly rare type of primary pulmonary lymphoma, with an aggressive clinical course. We present the case of an 85-year old male patient who attended our Emergency...

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Main Authors: Joana Carvalho, Diogo Paixão Marques, Inês Oliveira, Cláudia Claudino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-09-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ALK positive
primary lung lymphoma
lung neoplasm
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1249
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spelling doaj-f0dcb3b9f4614255b79346784e0f39422020-11-24T21:48:16ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-09-0110.12890/2019_0012491249A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell LymphomaJoana Carvalho0Diogo Paixão Marques1Inês Oliveira2Cláudia Claudino3Pulmonology Department, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PortugalPulmonology Department, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PortugalHaematology Department, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PortugalNon-Hodgkin lymphomas are rare causes of primary lung neoplasms and most are B-cell in origin. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is an exceedingly rare type of primary pulmonary lymphoma, with an aggressive clinical course. We present the case of an 85-year old male patient who attended our Emergency Department complaining of respiratory and constitutional symptoms, and who was found to have a bronchial mass causing subtotal atelectasis of the left lung. Histological examination showed an anaplastic large cell lymphoma and further investigation revealed that it was limited to the lung. To our knowledge, very few similar cases have been reported in the literature.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1249Anaplastic large cell lymphomaALK positiveprimary lung lymphomalung neoplasm
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author Joana Carvalho
Diogo Paixão Marques
Inês Oliveira
Cláudia Claudino
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Diogo Paixão Marques
Inês Oliveira
Cláudia Claudino
A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ALK positive
primary lung lymphoma
lung neoplasm
author_facet Joana Carvalho
Diogo Paixão Marques
Inês Oliveira
Cláudia Claudino
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title A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
title_short A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
title_full A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
title_sort rare case of primary pulmonary anaplastic large cell lymphoma
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are rare causes of primary lung neoplasms and most are B-cell in origin. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is an exceedingly rare type of primary pulmonary lymphoma, with an aggressive clinical course. We present the case of an 85-year old male patient who attended our Emergency Department complaining of respiratory and constitutional symptoms, and who was found to have a bronchial mass causing subtotal atelectasis of the left lung. Histological examination showed an anaplastic large cell lymphoma and further investigation revealed that it was limited to the lung. To our knowledge, very few similar cases have been reported in the literature.
topic Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ALK positive
primary lung lymphoma
lung neoplasm
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1249
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