       Document 0522
 DOCN  M9610522
 TI    Radiographic manifestations of AIDS related lymphoma in the thorax.
 DT    9601
 AU    Blunt DM; Padley SP; Department of Radiology, Chelsea and Westminster
       Hospital,; London, UK.
 SO    Clin Radiol. 1995 Sep;50(9):607-12. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96041149
 AB    Intrathoracic disease in AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) produces a range of
       radiographic appearances. This study aimed to determine the frequency,
       distribution and characteristics of these appearances. The case notes
       and findings on imaging of 116 consecutive cases of ARL were reviewed
       retrospectively. In 52 cases there were abnormalities present on chest
       imaging (chest radiography or chest CT scanning). In 20 patients
       abnormalities were judged to be due to lymphomatous involvement and in
       15 cases the thorax was the major site of disease. Correlation with
       biopsy results from thoracic disease (9), other disease (5), or evidence
       of response to treatment (6) was made. The most frequent imaging
       findings were pleural or intrapulmonary masses (7), frequently
       peripheral and sometimes with cavitation. In one case this simulated
       mycetoma formation. Pleural effusions and mediastinal lymph nodes were
       also frequently present, either alone or in combination. AIDS-related
       lymphoma uncommonly involves the chest as a major site of disease. A
       pleural or intrapulmonary mass with cavitation may represent the only
       site of disease and in these cases CT guided biopsy is likely to provide
       the histological diagnosis.
 DE    Adult  Female  Human  Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/*RADIOGRAPHY  Male  Middle
       Age  Retrospective Studies  Thoracic Neoplasms/*RADIOGRAPHY  Thoracic
       Radiography  *Tomography, X-Ray Computed  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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