Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1998 Aug;31(8):820-822.

Primary Malignant Lymphoma of Lung: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Paik Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

Primary malignant lymphoma of lung is a very rare disease, only 0.34% of all malignant lymphomas. In our case, a 76 year old male patient had a solitary mass without lympha-denopathy at chest CT scan. He underwent right middle lobectomy through a posterolateral thoracotomy incision. Pathologic study confirmed a diagnosis of malignant lymphoma and chemotherapy was started by an oncologist.

Keyword

Lung neoplasm; Lymphoma

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Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Lung*
Lymphoma*
Male
Rare Diseases
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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