| Literature DB >> 31634891 |
Eva M T Bots1,2, Johan Opperman3, Fatima Bassa4, Coenraad F N Koegelenberg5.
Abstract
We describe an exceptionally rare case of a male patient with newly diagnosed advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, who presented with a plasmablastic lymphoma involving the right maxillary alveolar ridge with associated cervical lymphadenopathy. On a staging positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) scan, he was incidentally found to have an endotracheal tumour involving the anterolateral aspect of the mid-trachea. The tumour appeared to be well-vascularised at bronchoscopy and was confirmed as well-differentiated plasmablastic lymphoma. Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is associated with HIV. Tracheal involvement to the extent seen in our patient is exceptionally rare, and, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described.Entities:
Keywords: Endotracheal tumour; PET-CT scan; Plasmablastic lymphoma
Year: 2019 PMID: 31634891 PMCID: PMC6979420 DOI: 10.1159/000503586
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Respiration ISSN: 0025-7931 Impact factor: 3.580