LXVIII Localized Pulmonary Hodgkin's Disease; Bronchoscopic Aspects

Presentation of Hodgkin's disease as an endobronchial lesion

“…Hammond" or chronic obstructive airways disease, and the interval between presentation and diagnosis may be prolonged. Hodgkin's disease rarely presents as an endobronchial lesion, 4,9,[12][13][14][15][16][17] but is an important diagnosis to consider because careful staging and treatment can lead to cure.4 A total of nine cases have now been reported in which a primary endobronchial lesion was the presenting feature of Hodgkin's disease, and we report four additional cases ( Table 1). In a further 16 reported cases: endobronchial involvement developed during the course of the disease.…”

Primary Sarcoma of the Bronchus and Lung

“…In the other three patients a smooth red or granulomatous tumor was seen which encroached upon the bronchial lumen. In the case reported by Heatley (1950) biopsy of the lesion was reported as lymphoma, possibly Hodgkin's disease. In the case reported by Higginson and Grismer (1950) the biopsy was reported as a squamous-cell carcinoma.…”

“…The other two patients were asymptomatic. The patient reported by Heatley (1950) was known to have had a pulmonary lesion two years previous to coming under the care of the surgeon. The patient reported by Efs¬ kind and Wexels (1952) was similarly known to have had a pulmonary lesion for two years before it was shown to be Hodg¬ kin's disease.…”