PULMONARY LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS

Pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorders are a diverse group of conditi ons that primarily or secondarily involve the lungs. Modern diagnostic modalities, including immunologic and molecular genetics techniques, have contributed substantially to the continuously evolving understand ing of these complex lesions. In this review, we classified pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorders into benign, intermediate or indetermina te, and malignant categories and described the clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features for the entire spectrum. Our emphasis is on t he clinical findings and the role of tissue biopsy as well as ancillar y techniques in diagnosis. Various treatments and expected responses a re also discussed.