Open AccessMucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma presenting as ground glass nodule
Author(s) -
Kinoshita Tomonari,
Ohtsuka Takashi,
Goto Taichiro,
Kamiyama Ikuo,
Emoto Katsura,
Hayashi Yuichiro,
Kohno Mitsutomo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12108
Subject(s) - medicine , wedge resection , malt lymphoma , nodule (geology) , mucosa associated lymphoid tissue , lymphoma , lymphatic system , pathological , pathology , lesion , biopsy , ground glass opacity , radiology , adenocarcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , lung , resection , cancer , surgery , paleontology , biology
Pulmonary mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue ( MALT ) lymphoma rarely occurs. It is difficult to distinguish MALT lymphomas and pre‐invasive lesions according to radiological findings. We report a case of 60‐year‐old woman who was found to have a rapidly growing ground glass nodule ( GGN ) on her left lower lobe, discovered on follow‐up chest computed tomography. The radiological image was pure GGN , which was compatible with a pre‐invasive lesion, such as non‐mucinous adenocarcinoma in situ. Wedge resection was performed and the final diagnosis was stage I MALT lymphoma. After surgery, she was doing well with no evidence of recurrence one year later. We believe a lung biopsy for rapidly growing GGN is recommended in order to confirm the pathological diagnosis.