Hodgkin�s lymphoma with endobronchial involvement: a case report

A rarely observed case of Hodgkin's disease with endobronchial involvement is presented here. Twentythree years old male patient with the complaints of cough, hemopthysis, right sided chest pain and efort dispnea was hospitalized. Lung sounds were diminished over the scapular area at right hemithorax on oscultation. A well defined homogenous dansity in the right upper zone obliterating paratracheal line was observed at chest x-ray. Multiple milimetric lymphadenopathies in the mediastinum and a consolidation area of 8x10x6 cm in size showing air bronchograms in right lung upper and middle lobes medial segment was reported at computed chest tomography. A mass lesion obliterating the entire right upper lobe entrance which is spreading to the intermediate bronchus was observed with fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Classical type Hodgkin's disease was diagnosed by the histopathologic examination of the mucosal biopsy specimen