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Moon, Moon, Hahn, Chung, Park, Kim, Chang, Kim, Shin, and Kim: A Case of Endobronchial Hodgkin's Disease
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2003; 54(6): 640-644.

Published online: 30 June 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2003.54.6.640

A Case of Endobronchial Hodgkin's Disease

Sung Jin Moon, M.D.1, Jin Wook Moon, M.D.1, Chang Hoon Hahn, M.D.1, Jae Ho Chung, M.D.1, Moo Suk Park, M.D.1, Young Sam Kim, M.D.1, 3, Joon Chang, M.D.1, 3, Sung Kyu Kim, M.D.1, 3, Dong Hwan Shin, M.D.2, Se Kyu Kim, M.D.1, 3, 4, 5

1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

3The Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

4Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

5Cancer Metastasis Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Se Kyu Kim, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, CPO Box 8044, Seoul, Korea. Phone: 02-361-5429, Fax: 02-393-6884, sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Copyright©2003. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

The endobronchial presentation of Hodgkin's disease is defined as: 1) having the histological features of Hodgkin's disease, irrespective of the biopsy site, and 2) a bronchoscopic visualization of an endobronchial tumor at the time of the initial diagnosis.
The presentation of Hodgkin's disease, as an endobronchial lesion, is very uncommon, with only a few isolated cases having been reported, and no accurate incidence is available. An endobronchial lymphoma must be considered when patients present with an endobronchial tumor, as careful staging and treatment may lead to a cure and avoid of the need for major surgery. Also, when patients, with a known lymphoma, present with respiratory symptoms, they should be considered for a bronchoscopy to avoid understaging of the disease.
Herein, a case of endobronchial Hodgkin's disease, in a 20-year-old woman, is reported.

Keywords: Endobronchial lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease

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