Abstract
Lung lymphomas frequently present a diagnostic challenge. The diagnosis of malignant lymphoma is possible when lymphocyte subpopulations show aneuploidy or a definable monoclonal surface marker or both. We present a case of lymphoma of the lung in which DNA analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was the first successful method in the time course of diagnosis.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry*
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
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DNA, Neoplasm / analysis*
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Flow Cytometry
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Humans
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / diagnosis*
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / genetics
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / genetics
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lymphocytes / pathology
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Macrophages / pathology
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Male