A Case of Hodgkins Disease as Endobronchial Presentation.

Park, Soon Kew

doi:1998.45.3.614

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 45(3); 1998 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998;45(3):614-618.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.3.614 Published online June 1, 1998.

A Case of Hodgkins Disease as Endobronchial Presentation.

Soon Kew Park

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

Although mediastinal involvement by Hodgkin's disease is frequent, the initial presentation of the lymphoma by an endobronchial lesion is rare. A 23-year-old man was admitted with progressive dyspnea. Initial chest roentgenogram showed atelectasis of right middle and lower lobe. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy showed a polypoid mass obstructing the right mainstem bronchus. The mass lesion was histologically confirmed as Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis type. He received systemic chemotherapy and improved rapidly.

Key Words: Hodgkins disease, Endobronchial, Bronchoscopy