
pmid: 21289949
pmc: PMC3011339
Wir berichten über vier Fälle thorakaler Lymphome, die klinisch und radiologisch als Thoraxwandtumoren imponierten. Verdächtig auf ein Lymphom sind Tumoren des vorderen Mediastinums mit Destruktion der ventralen Thoraxwand, und Thoraxwandtumoren mit ausgeprägtem mediastinalem Lymphknotenbefall. Histologisch handelt es sich häufig um Hodgkin- oder großzellige B-Zell-Lymphome. Histologie und Stadium sind entscheidend für die korrekte Therapie des Lymphoms, die fast nie in einer Resektion, sondern meist in einer Chemotherapie oder einer kombinierten Chemo-Radiotherapie besteht. Dies unterstreicht die Bedeutung von Histologiegewinnung und Staging bei der prätherapeutischen Abklärung von Thoraxwandtumoren.
Four cases of thoracic lymphoma mimicking chest wall tumors are presented. As resection is not the treatment of first choice in lymphomas, pretherapeutical evaluation of chest wall tumors should include a thoroughly staging and a biopsy for histopathological diagnosis. Chest wall destruction due to an anterior mediastinal mass, or a chest wall tumor associated with mediastinal lymph node enlargement, could be suspicious of thoracic lymphoma. Lymphoma with chest wall involvement mostly turns out to be Hodgkin's disease or large B-cell lymphoma. Stage and histopathological diagnosis have major impact on treatment and prognosis. Therapy is chemotherapy or chemo-radiation.
ddc: 610, thoracic neoplasms, lymphoma, chest wall tumor
ddc: 610, thoracic neoplasms, lymphoma, chest wall tumor
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