CONSOLIDATIVE PRIMARY PULMONARY LYMPHOMA:THREE MISDIAGNOSED CASES

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2003-04-14
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Objective:Toinvestigatetheclinicalfeaturesandthereasonofmisdiagnosisofconsolidativeprimarypulmonarylymphoma.Methods:Retrospectivestudywasconductedforthreecaseswithconsolidativeprimarypulmonarylymphoma(PPL).Therelevantliteraturesofprimarypulmonarylymphomainrecentyearswerealsoreviewed.Results:Allpatientshadbeenmisdiagnosedforalongtimeduetothenon-specificclinicalfeatures.Conclusion:ConsolidativePPLisdifficulttodiagnoseandismisdiagnosedfrequentlyinclinic.DefinitivediagnosisofPPLrequiresanadequatebiopsyspecimen.Themostimportantprognosticfactoristhehistology.