Malignant angiotropic lymphoma. With primary lung involvement.

Authors

  • C Glória Serviço de Pneumologia e Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Centro Hospitalar de Conde S. Januário, Macau.
  • N Diogo
  • H Vilela
  • D Lopes
  • V Lopes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1859

Abstract

Angiotropic malignant lymphoma (AMLy) is a rare neoplasm characterized by the intravascular proliferation of large lymphoid cells. Most of the cases reported in the literature describe a predominant involvement of the central nervous system and skin. Although any organ may be afflicted, primary involvement of the lung is unusual. We report a case of AMLy in which the pulmonary symptoms dominate the clinical picture. The tumour cells inside the small vessels of the lung were positively identified as B-phenotype lymphoid cells by immunoperoxidase stains for CD-20, which is typical of this aggressive type of lymphoma.

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Glória C, Diogo N, Vilela H, Lopes D, Lopes V. Malignant angiotropic lymphoma. With primary lung involvement. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2001 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];14(4):423-7. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1859

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Arquivo Histórico