Lymphomatoid granulomatosis of the lung: a clinico-pathological study

Anticancer Res. 1998 Nov-Dec;18(6B):4621-4.

Abstract

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is the only form of pulmonary angiitis histologically characterized by a necrotizing angiocentric and angiodestructive lymphoid infiltrate, with an admixed T-cell reaction. We evaluated three patients with a single lung nodule not diagnosed by routine radiological and endoscopic assays. Our investigations showed a prevalence of T-cells in areas of diffuse infiltration, which were actively replacing reactive follicular areas of B-cells, similarly to T-cell lymphomas. Further pathologic assays suggested the histologic diagnosis of grade I lymphomatoid granulomatosis for all three evaluated specimens. After two years, patients treated with a combination of surgical resection and chemotherapy were disease free, supporting the efficacy of aggressive therapy in the management of this often mistreated group of lymphoid proliferations.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / immunology
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / immunology
  • Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / pathology
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / drug therapy
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / immunology
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / pathology*
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / surgery
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Cisplatin