NK-T cell lymphoma manifesting as acute respiratory distress syndrome / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 697-700, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-108497
ABSTRACT
Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare disease, and non-B cell lymphomas (T-cell and natural killer cell lymphomas) involving the lung parenchyma are uncommonly reported. The most common radiological feature of pulmonary parenchymal lymphoma is a single mass or nodule. A 49-year-old woman with dyspnea was referred with suspicion of severe pneumonia. A chest radiograph showed diffuse nodular infiltration in both lungs. Acute respiratory failure was severe and rapidly progressive, so she was managed with a mechanical ventilator under the impression of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A bronchoalveolar lavage and lung biopsy by video-assisted thoracic surgery revealed NK-T cell lymphoma. We report a case of extranodal NK-T cell lymphoma presenting as ARDS.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Thorax
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Biopsy
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Killer Cells, Natural
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Ventilators, Mechanical
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Rare Diseases
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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