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Document 0186
DOCN M9610186
TI Intrathoracic lymphoproliferative disorders in the immunocompromised
patient: CT findings.
DT 9601
AU Carignan S; Staples CA; Muller NL; Department of Radiology, University
of British Columbia,; Vancouver, Canada.
SO Radiology. 1995 Oct;197(1):53-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96023123
AB PURPOSE: To assess the computed tomographic (CT) findings of
intrathoracic lymphoproliferative disorders in the immunocompromised
patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed CT
scans of the chest in 18 consecutive patients with pathologically proved
intrathoracic lymphoproliferative disorders. Twelve patients had the
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and six were receiving
immunosuppressive therapy. Final diagnosis included AIDS-related diffuse
lymphoid hyperplasia (n = 1), lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP)
(n = 3), posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) (n =
4), and lymphoma (n = 10). RESULTS: Diffuse areas of ground-glass
attenuation were found in the patient with lymphoid hyperplasia and the
three patients with LIP. The four patients with PTLDs had multiple,
well-circumscribed pulmonary nodules, and nodules in three of the four
patients had a halo of ground-glass attenuation. Nine of the 10 patients
with lymphoma had well-circumscribed nodules or nodules with
consolidation. Mediastinal lymph node enlargement was present in two
patients with PTLDs and three patients with lymphoma. CONCLUSION: The
intrathoracic CT findings of lymphoproliferative disorders appear to be
similar in immunocompromised patients with and without AIDS and are
usually extranodal.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Adult
Aged Female Human *Immunocompromised Host Immunosuppressive
Agents/ADVERSE EFFECTS Liver Transplantation Lung Diseases,
Interstitial/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Lymphoma,
AIDS-Related/RADIOGRAPHY Lymphoproliferative
Disorders/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIOGRAPHY Male Middle Age Postoperative
Complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).