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Jack G. Rabinowitz, MD; Burton A. Cohen, MD; David S. Mendelson, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(24):3458-3460.

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LYMPHOMATOID granulomatosis (LYG) is a disease entity that shares clinical and histological features with several lesions that affect the lung. The basic histological characteristics of these lesions consist of a combination of granulomatosis and destructive angiitis.^1,2 Our experience with six patients with this entity afforded the opportunity to study the radiological changes and to compare them with those previously described in the literature, as well as with the other granulomatous lesions in this category. The diagnosis of LYG in our cases was confirmed by open-lung biopsy.

Radiological Features

Although the pulmonary manifestations of LYG have been described as fluctuating in presentation and appearance, a few findings in our patients appeared consistent and characteristic. In general, the most typical presentation of LYG consists of a bilateral distribution of multiple nodular densities that tend to favor the basilar pulmonary segments (Figs 1 and 2).³ Five of our six patients as . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Radiology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Radiology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave L. Levy PI, New York, NY 10029. (Dr Rabinowitz).

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