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[Primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report and literature review]
Yong Liang1, Rong Fu, Shan Gao
1Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Abstract:
Primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (PPNHL) is a kind of malignant lymphoma originated from lymphoid tissue of the lung. PPNHL is a rare type in extra nodal lymphoma. In this article, we reported one case of 57-year-old woman with PPNHL, whose clinical characteristics, radiological features, diagnosis and treatment was described and related literatures were reviewed.
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