Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Young Female
Joint Authors
Enriquez, Danilo
Kandel, Saroj
Ur Rahman, Ebad
Salhan, Divya
Verma, Prakash
Naing, Tun Win
Quist, Joseph
Schmidt, Frances
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary Pulmonary Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (PPDLBCL) is an extremely rare entity, which exhibits an aggressive behavior by compressing local blood vessels.
It represents only 0.04% of all lymphoma cases and is extremely rare in young age.
We present a case of a primary pulmonary lymphoma with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) in a young female.
27-year-old African American female presented with fever, cough, and facial puffiness for 2 weeks and unintentional weight loss.
Chest examination showed decreased breath sounds and dullness on percussion on right side.
Labs were normal except for mild leukocytosis, high lactate, and lactate dehydrogenase.
Chest X-ray showed a large right side infiltrate with pleural effusion but chest CT showed 10 × 14 × 16 cm mass in the right lung without hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
CT guided biopsy of the right lung mass was done and large B cell lymphoma was diagnosed.
She received “involved field radiation” because of the bulky tumor size and superior vena cava involvement prior to R-CHOP to which she responded well.
PPDLBCL should be considered as one of the differentials in a young patient with a large lung mass, which needs timely diagnosis and management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salhan, Divya& Verma, Prakash& Naing, Tun Win& Ur Rahman, Ebad& Kandel, Saroj& Enriquez, Danilo…[et al.]. 2017. Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Young Female. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149684
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salhan, Divya…[et al.]. Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Young Female. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Salhan, Divya& Verma, Prakash& Naing, Tun Win& Ur Rahman, Ebad& Kandel, Saroj& Enriquez, Danilo…[et al.]. Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Young Female. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149684
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149684