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Pancoast syndrome in a patient with malignant lymphoma
Author(s) -
Wang Jen C.,
Finn Nomie G.,
Nimmagadda Nagabhushaman,
Reddy Devireddy
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19891215)64:12<2588::aid-cncr2820641230>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant lymphoma , lymphoma , dermatology , intensive care medicine , pathology
Pancoast syndrome is usually secondary to lung cancer. We report a patient with Pancoast syndrome in whom a biopsy specimen of a cervical mass at first thought to be anaplastic carcinoma was found to stain positively for leukocyte common antigen and negatively for keratin, epithelial membrane antigen, and alpha‐fetoprotein. A diagnosis of malignant lymphoma associated with Pancoast syndrome was made, and a salutary response was observed after combination chemotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Pancoast syndrome associated with malignant lymphoma. We emphasize the importance of using immunohistochemical stains to define the pathologic condition in difficult cases. Cancer 64:2588–2590, 1989.