Endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumour in a patient with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and malignant pleural mesothelioma

I Stappaerts; P E Van Schil; E Van Marck; P Vermeire

doi:10.1080/22953337.1996.11718519

Endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumour in a patient with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and malignant pleural mesothelioma

Acta Clin Belg. 1996;51(4):261-4. doi: 10.1080/22953337.1996.11718519.

Authors

I Stappaerts¹, P E Van Schil, E Van Marck, P Vermeire

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.

PMID: 8858892
DOI: 10.1080/22953337.1996.11718519

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, presenting with cough and pain in the right hemithorax. The diagnosis of an inflammatory pseudotumour in the right lower lobe bronchus was made. Clinical presentation, pathology and treatment of this uncommon tumour-like lesion are briefly discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Dyspnea / etiology
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
Male
Mesothelioma / complications*
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / complications*
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / pathology
Pleural Neoplasms / complications*
Pneumonectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed