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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis surgery

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The feasibility of surgery depends on the type of Lymphomatoid granulomatosis at diagnosis.

Indications

Indications

  • The mainstay of treatment for Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with a more aggressive stage of Lymphmatoid granulomatosis
Surgery

Surgery

  • Surgery is mostly conducted to collect a biopsy from a pulmonary mass or nodule, but lesion can also be resected. [1]
References

References

  1. ↑ Bartosik W, Raza A, Kalimuthu S, Fabre A (2012). “Pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis mimicking lung cancer”. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 14 (5): 662–4. doi:10.1093/icvts/ivr083. PMC 3329320. PMID 22361129.


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