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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
739
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-12-2
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pubmed:abstractText |
This report concerns a patient with lymphomatoid granulomatosis who presented with multiple ulcerated skin nodules, a solitary pulmonary mass and a cerebral mass. Biopsies taken from the skin and lung lesion showed necrotic tissue only. This combination of physical signs and the initial non-specific histological changes suggested a diagnosis of primary bronchial carcinoma with secondary spread. However, the subsequent temporary improvement and a further histological examination enabled a diagnosis of lymphomatoid granulomatosis to be made and this was confirmed at post-mortem. This report emphasizes the difficulty in obtaining diagnostic material in lymphomatoid granulomatosis and highlights the need to consider this diagnosis in a patient with suspected carcinoma when biopsy material shows necrotic tissue only.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0032-5473
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
63
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
381-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1987
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis mimicking bronchial carcinoma.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Dermatology, North Staffs. Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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