Open AccessTracheobronchial involvement of mantle cell lymphoma
Author(s) -
Tong Lin,
Gan Guixiang,
Xu Chen,
Yuan Ling,
Li Zhuozhe,
Li Huayin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.346
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , bronchoscopy , biopsy , mantle cell lymphoma , radiology , pathology , bronchiectasis , lung
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare type of B‐cell non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma that commonly affects extranodal sites; however, tracheobronchial involvement is rare. We report the case of a 65‐year‐old male who presented with cough and dyspnoea. A chest computed tomography (CT) revealed irregular wall thickening of the trachea and bilateral bronchi and bilateral bronchiectasis. A bronchoscopy revealed a diffuse irregular surface of the tracheal and bilateral bronchial mucosa and polyposis‐like lesions. He was diagnosed with MCL based on an endobronchial biopsy, and then, the diagnosis was confirmed with a biopsy of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐avid nasal mucosal soft tissue.