Lung Resection for Treatment of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated With a Pulmonary Lymphoma Hany Elsayed, FRCS(Cth), Mohamed Hassan, MRCS, John Nash, FRCPath, Matthew Lyall, MBBS, Michael Poullis, FRCS(Cth) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 4, Pages e37-e38 (October 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.031 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan of the chest showing a mass in the left upper lobe. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e37-e38DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.031) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Histopathology showing lymphomatous infiltration of the lung with detail of the neoplastic lymphocytes (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e37-e38DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.031) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Immunohistochemical study using Ki67 proliferation marker showing high turnover in the residual follicle centers, but a low rate in the lymphoma cells (×100). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e37-e38DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.031) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions