Mediastinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: atypical presentation diagnosed with bronchoscopy

Archivos de bronconeumología
G García-PardoC Richart

Abstract

Primary mediastinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a rare entity that can manifests with secondary pulmonary involvement. The case of a 37 years-old man patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma mixed B-cell, which was diagnosed by means of bronchoscopic biopsy, is presented. His characteristics clinical and radiologic presentation, and diagnostic usefulness of fiberoptic bronchoscopy, is remarked. We revised clinical and pathologic features of interests for this lymphoproliferative disorders with thoracic involvement.

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