PMID: 16617859Apr 19, 2006Paper

A case of primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma with diffuse micronodules and anemia

Nihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society
Toshiaki AsanoMichiaki Horiba

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman presented with low grade fever and fatigue. She had diffuse micronodules in both lung fields on chest X-ray. Chest CT showed diffuse multiple small nodules. Laboratory examination revealed high values for C-reactive protein, together with anemia and polyclonal hyper-immunoglobulinemia and an elevated interleukin-6 level. Although we suspected multicentric Castleman's disease, thoracoscopic lung biopsy revealed primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma by immunohistochemical analysis of tissue specimens. After COP and rituximab therapy, partial remission was obtained.

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