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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov-Dec;17(6):e106-8.
doi: 10.1155/2010/252746.

Primary pulmonary Hodgkin's lymphoma

Rafael Lluch-Garcia  1 , A Briones-Gomez, E Monzó Castellano, F Sanchez-Toril, A Lopez, B Brotons
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Case Reports

Primary pulmonary Hodgkin's lymphoma

Rafael Lluch-Garcia et al. Can Respir J. 2010 Nov-Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

A 21-year-old man presented to hospital with a two-month history of productive cough with no other symptoms. Radiology revealed a cavitating lesion in the left upper lobe for which a variety of diagnoses were considered. A biopsy revealed primary pulmonary Hodgkin's lymphoma. Primary pulmonary Hodgkin's lymphoma is an uncommon initial presentation; lung lesions usually occur later in the course of the disease. Following diagnosis, the patient began chemotherapy and full remission was achieved.

Un homme de 21 ans a consulté à l’hôpital parce qu’il avait une toux productive dénuée d’autres symptômes depuis deux mois. La radiologie a révélé une lésion cavitaire dans le lobe supérieur gauche, à l’égard de laquelle divers diagnostics ont été envisagés. Une biopsie a révélé un lymphome de Hodgkin pulmonaire primitif. Ce lymphome est une présentation initiale peu courante, car les lésions pulmonaires se manifestent généralement plus tard dans l’évolution de la maladie. Après le diagnostic, le patient a entrepris une chimiothérapie et s’est complètement rétabli.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
X-ray showing a cavitated injury in the upper lobe of the left lung
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography scan of the chest showing three thick-walled cavitated injuries in the left lower lobe of the lung
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