Lymphomatoid granulomatosis surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kamal Akbar, M.D.[2]
Overview
The feasibility of surgery depends on the type of Lymphomatoid granulomatosis at diagnosis.
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 is mostly conducted to collect a biopsy from a pulmonary mass or nodule, but lesion can also be resected. [1]
References
- ↑ 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.