J Korean Radiol Soc.  1993 Apr;29(2):223-229.

CT findings of thoracic involvement of lymphoma

• Kim HJ
• Choe KO
• Cho HK

Abstract

Chest CT scans of 70 patents with malignant lymphoma were reviewed to evaluate the thoacic manifestation of malignant lymphoma. Sixteen patients had Hodgkin's disease and 54 patients had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The thoracic involvement of malignant lymphoma was observed i 47 patients (67.1%) and 11 of these patients had Hodgkin's disease, and 36 had non-Hodgkin's lympoma. The most common finding was mediastinal lymphadenopathy and the most frequently involved sites were anterior mediastinal and paratracheal lymph nodes. Pulmonary parenchymal involvement was seen in 11 patients (15.7%), and CT scan showed thickening of bronchovascular bundle, parenchymal consolidation and nodules. Pleural effusion was seen in 18 patients (25.7%), however, without any evidence of parietal pleural thickening in all cases. Involvement of chest wall and breast was seen in two patient(2.9%). The data obtained through the current study showed no differences from those of previous reports, except the fact that there was no CT evidence of pleural thickening in patients who had pleural effusion.

MeSH Terms

Breast
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphoma*
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Pleural Effusion
Rabeprazole
Thoracic Wall
Tomography, X-Ray Computed