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Early involvement of the bronchi in patients with malignant lymphoma

British Journal of Cancer volume 48, pages 777–781 (1983)Cite this article

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Fibreoptic bronchoscopy in previously untreated patients with malignant lymphoma provided diagnostic information in 8 of 25 cases with radiological evidence of intrathoracic involvement. There was a marked difference in the pattern of endobronchial involvement between Hodgkin's Disease (HD) and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) which specifically infiltrated the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. Bronchoalveolar lavage was abnormal in only one patient with Hodgkin's Disease in whom the presence of many Sternberg-Reed cells suggested occult dissemination of otherwise localised disease.

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  1. C J Gallagher
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  2. G K Knowles
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  3. J A Habeshaw
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Gallagher, C., Knowles, G., Habeshaw, J. et al. Early involvement of the bronchi in patients with malignant lymphoma. Br J Cancer 48, 777–781 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1983.266

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