Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma With Pulmonary and Gastric Involvement Mimicking Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease
, and partial spontaneous regression of several nodules initially supported a diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. However, other nodules showed progressive enlargement during antimicrobial therapy. Surgical lung biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and subsequent evaluation demonstrated gastric involvement. The patient achieved complete remission after systemic chemotherapy. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of pulmonary lymphoma presenting with heterogeneous radiological behaviour and emphasizes the importance of histological confirmation when the clinical course is atypical.
Authors
- Kazuhiro Asada
- Daisuke Akahori
- Yuu Saitoh
- Satoru Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-8662)
- Kosuke Suzuki
- Emi Fukasawa
- Kosuke Masuda
- Akito Yamamoto
- Taisuke Akamatsu
- Toshihiro Shirai
- Yumi Fujita
- Makoto Suzuki
- Sho Murai
- Mika Saigusa
Institutions
- Shizuoka General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respirology Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70601
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00