Clinical features and outcomes of pulmonary lymphoma: A single center experience of 180 cases

Primary pulmonary lymphoma (PPL) is extremely rare, accounting for only 0.4% of all lymphomas and less than 0.5% of all primary lung tumors[1,2]. PPL is defined as a lymphoma confined to the lung with or without hilar lymph node involvement at the time of diagnosis or up to 3 months thereafter, and predominantly affects adults with a median age of about 60 years[1,3 –5]. Approximately 30% to 40% of patients are asymptomatic at initial presentation. Other patients may present non-specific clinical symptoms that are difficult to distinguish from other lung cancers, such as cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis and chest pain.

Source: Lung Cancer - April 7, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mu-Chen Zhang, Min Zhou, Qi Song, Shuo Wang, Qing Shi, Li Wang, Fu-hua Yan, Jie-Ming Qu, Wei-Li Zhao Source Type: research