Abstract
Herein we describe the case of a 64-year old man with a history of mantle cell lymphoma found to have evidence of pulmonary parenchymal involvement by recurrence of his lymphoma. While lung involvement is not necessarily uncommon with Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas as a group, it is very rare for mantle cell lymphoma to involve the lung parenchyma. In addition, the radiographic manifestation of his pulmonary lymphoma as a discrete FDGavid ground-glass lesion on chest imaging was also distinctly uncommon for pulmonary lymphoma which classically appears in one of three patterns: scattered ill-defined nodules, a bronchovascular/lymphangitic process, or pneumonic/alveolar consolidation effectively indistinguishable from bacterial pneumonia. Due to significant underlying lung disease our patient was not a candidate for high-dose conditioning and autologous stem cell transplantation. He was ultimately treated with rituximab and cladribine therapy and had early signs of clinical response at last correspondence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 30-31 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Rare Tumors |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Mantle cell lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Pulmonary lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Histology
- Oncology