Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT
Pulmonary nodules caused by mucosa-associated lymphomas (MALT lymphomas) are uncommon, comprising for less than 0.5% of all primary lung tumors. While biopsy is the main method for diagnosing the disease, the significance of differential pulmonary diagnosis based on imaging is often overlooked. In t...
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| description | Pulmonary nodules caused by mucosa-associated lymphomas (MALT lymphomas) are uncommon, comprising for less than 0.5% of all primary lung tumors. While biopsy is the main method for diagnosing the disease, the significance of differential pulmonary diagnosis based on imaging is often overlooked. In this report, we present a case of a patient with multiple disseminated nodules in the lungs, as well as severe anemia and incidental involvement of multiple lymph nodes. We discuss the differential diagnosis of pulmonary MALT lymphomas on computed tomography (CT) images and emphasize the significance of considering this uncommon entity in the evaluation of pulmonary nodules. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01dda7c416bb46daa9da336e7ea25a482025-08-20T01:57:54ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962024-12-011210.1177/23247096241300918Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CTTongzhen Xu MD0Shulan Zhang BA1Fang Liu MD2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Weifang People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, ChinaDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Zhucheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weifang, ChinaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Weifang People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, ChinaPulmonary nodules caused by mucosa-associated lymphomas (MALT lymphomas) are uncommon, comprising for less than 0.5% of all primary lung tumors. While biopsy is the main method for diagnosing the disease, the significance of differential pulmonary diagnosis based on imaging is often overlooked. In this report, we present a case of a patient with multiple disseminated nodules in the lungs, as well as severe anemia and incidental involvement of multiple lymph nodes. We discuss the differential diagnosis of pulmonary MALT lymphomas on computed tomography (CT) images and emphasize the significance of considering this uncommon entity in the evaluation of pulmonary nodules.https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096241300918 |
| spellingShingle | Tongzhen Xu MD Shulan Zhang BA Fang Liu MD Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT |
| title_full | Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT |
| title_fullStr | Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT |
| title_short | Rare Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas and Its Differential Diagnosis On Chest CT |
| title_sort | rare pulmonary malt lymphomas and its differential diagnosis on chest ct |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096241300918 |
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