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Pages 287-289 (June 2004)
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Vol. 40. Issue 6.
Pages 287-289 (June 2004)
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Pancoast Syndrome and Endobronchial Tumor Infiltration as the First Manifestation of Hodgkin Lymphoma
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C. Monteroa,
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Correspondence: Dra. C. Montero. Pza. Gaiteira, 7, 6.°C. 15006 A Coruña. España
, G. Debenb, M. de la Torrec, A. álvarezd, H. Vereaa
a Servicios de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain
b Servicios de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain
c Servicios de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain
d Servicios de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain
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The most common cause of Pancoast syndrome is bronchogenic carcinoma. Other less common causes are solid tumor metastases, other chest tumors, infections, and hematologic neoplasms. Pancoast syndrome due to lymphoma is very rare, and cases described in the literature are essentially associated with non-Hodgkin lymphomas. In a review of the literature we found a single case of Pancoast syndrome secondary to a Hodgkin lymphoma; however, the syndrome manifested during recurrence of disease in that patient. We report a case of nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma which first manifested clinically as Pancoast syndrome and which was initially diagnosed by bronchial biopsy.

Key words:
Hodgkin lymphoma
Pancoast syndrome
Diagnosis
Bronchial biopsy

La causa más frecuente del síndrome de Pancoast es un carcinoma broncogénico. Otras causas menos frecuentes son metástasis de tumores sólidos, otros tumores intratorácicos, infecciones y neoplasias de estirpe hematológica. El síndrome de Pancoast por un linfoma es muy raro y los casos descritos corresponden fundamentalmente a linfomas no hodgkinianos. En una revisión de la bibliografía encontramos un único caso de linfoma de Hodgkin, pero que se manifestó durante la recidiva de la enfermedad. Nosotros aportamos un caso de linfoma de Hodgkin de tipo esclerosis nodular cuya primera manifestación clínica fue este síndrome y cuyo diagnóstico inicial se realizó mediante biopsia bronquial.

Palabras clave:
Linfoma de Hodgkin
Síndrome de Pancoast
Diagnóstico
Biopsia bronquial
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