Journal
THORACIC CANCER
Volume 12, Issue 23, Pages 3281-3285Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14190
Keywords
biopsy; chemotherapy; lymphoma
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Lung lesions of Hodgkin's lymphoma are rare and difficult to diagnose by nonsurgical biopsy, with a low diagnostic success rate of TBB. Surgical biopsy is essential for improving diagnostic accuracy in such cases.
Lung lesions of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) are rare and difficult to diagnose by nonsurgical biopsy. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old Japanese male who presented with accumulation of lung infiltrates and masses bilaterally on the lungs for 3 years. Although transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) and computed tomography-guided biopsy were conducted several times, his diagnosis remained inconclusive. On further deterioration of lung lesions, the patient was transferred to our hospital. Positron emission tomography revealed increased accumulation in the bilateral lungs and right supraclavicular lymph nodes. Surgical biopsy of the lymph node was performed. He was finally diagnosed with HL and underwent chemotherapy with doxorubicin, vinblastine, dacarbazine, and brentuximab vedotin. After chemotherapy, the lung lesion showed significant regression. A literature review indicated that the diagnostic success rate of TBB was low (18.5%) in cases of lung lesions in HL.
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