AIDS-related pulmonary lymphoma
AIDS-related pulmonary lymphoma (ARPL) is classified as a distinct form of pulmonary lymphoma. Pulmonary involvement is a common extranodal site in AIDS-related NHL.
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Pathology
ARPL is typically a high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and the majority of patients have advanced HIV infection, with a mean CD4 count of around 67/mm3 3.
Diagnostic criteria
According to some publications, the diagnostic criteria for pulmonary involvement requires 2:
- positive HIV status
- histologically proven lymphomatous pulmonary involvement
- absence of mediastinal and/or hilar adenopathy on chest radiography
- absence of extrathoracic lymphoma extension
Radiographic features
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Features can be variable and can include:
- multiple peripheral well-defined nodules of varying sizes
- usually, measure around 1-5 cm in diameter
- reflect dense focal monomorphic cellular infiltrates
- considered the commonest manifestation 1,4
- centrilobular nodules
- subpleural parenchymal infiltrative changes
- peribronchovascular reticular infiltrative changes 4
- peripheral mass-like regions (may have associated cavitation).
- interlobular septal thickening
See also
Related Radiopaedia articles
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- manifestations of HIV/AIDS
- AIDS defining illnesses
- HIV associated neoplasms
- immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
- AIDS embryopathy
Lymphoma
- overview of lymphoma
- WHO classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues
- location-specific lymphomas
- central nervous system
- head and neck lymphoma
- thoracic lymphoma
- gastrointestinal lymphoma
- hepatobiliary lymphoma
- genitourinary lymphoma
- musculoskeletal lymphoma
- cutaneous lymphoma
- multi-regional
- lymphoma staging