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Multiple pulmonary nodules in a patient with stage IV, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (Pathologic Quiz Case).

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine  |  Date: 6/1/2002  |  Author: Husain, Aliya N.; Omeroglu, Atilla; Siziopikou, Kalliopi

A 40-year-old woman presented with fever, pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, and cough. She had a history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (stage IV) for which she was treated with multiple chemotherapeutic agents and peripheral stem cell transplantation (approximately 7 months before presentation). A chest x-ray examination revealed bilateral, multiple nodular infiltrates. A bronchoscopy that was subsequently performed showed clear airways. The bronchoalveolar lavage ...

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