Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: CT and pathologic findings

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 May;172(5):1321-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.172.5.10227510.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the CT findings in pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and to correlate these CT findings with histologic specimens.

Conclusion: In the 11 patients reviewed, the most common CT appearance of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma was consolidation with air bronchograms, correlating histologically with a cellular lymphocytic infiltrate expanding the interstitium and compressing adjacent alveoli, producing air bronchograms.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies