diffuse large b cell lymphoma is the most common type of non-hodgkin's lymphoma, representing nearly one-third of all cases. any organ can be involved, making a diagnostic biopsy imperative. when the lungs are the involved organs, it is called primary pulmonary lymphoma (ppl). hereby, we present a case of primary pulmonary lymphoma (ppl) that demonstrated a single large mass on chest ct and had...

A 60-year-old male presented with dyspnea and chest pain. He was referred with massive bulky mass. A mass in the left lung was observed using chest X-ray (Figures 1).  A computed tomography scan of the chest showed a mass on the left lung with complete lung collapse Figures 2 (A, B). The needle biopsy was performed and the case was diagnosed with solitary fibro...

sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is extremely rare.  herein, a case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung in a 44-year-old woman is reported.  on admission, the patient complained of pain in the left lower neck and upper chest.  chest x-ray revealed a mass in lingular lobe of the left lung.  the patient underwent surgery and a mass was removed through left posterolateral thoracotomy.  pathologi...

Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is extremely rare.  Herein, a case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung in a 44-year-old woman is reported.  On admission, the patient complained of pain in the left lower neck and upper chest.  Chest x-ray revealed a mass in lingular lobe of the left lung.  The patient underwent surgery and a mass was removed through left posterolateral thoracotomy.  Pathologi...

adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung is a relatively rare, slow growing lung neoplasm. metastases outside the lung are uncommon. herein, we have reported the case of a patient who presented with a large mass in the right lower lobe of her lung. bronchial biopsy revealed features suggestive of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung with a predominant cribriform architecture. ct abdomen showed feat...

plasmacytoma are extramedullary accumulations of plasma cells. most extramedullary plasmacytomas are associated with the upper respiratory tract. the lung is rarely involved. we report a rare case of lung plasmacytoma with multiple myeloma. the patient is a 60-year-old male who presented with chest pain and a lung mass visualized on ct scan. a preliminary diagnosis of occult lung cancer with wi...

We report a patient who was admitted to the department of medicine with palpitation, dyspnea and left flank pain, Chest X-ray revealed a mass in the left lung. The lesion was evaluated as a pulmonary tumor, with a high suspicion of malignancy. Intravenous urography, sonography, and CTscanning revealed a thoracic kidney at the location previously thought to be a lung mass. This is the firs...

tuberculosis (tb) is the most common infectious cause of human death. after the lung, genitourinary tract is the most common site for tb infection. pelvic tuberculosis should be considered in young women presented with pelvic mass, ascites, fever, an elevated ca125 level, negative cytology, and positive history of contact with affected person. a 24- year- old girl presented as stage iv ovarian ...

we report a patient who was admitted to the department of medicine with palpitation, dyspnea and left flank pain, chest x-ray revealed a mass in the left lung. the lesion was evaluated as a pulmonary tumor, with a high suspicion of malignancy. intravenous urography, sonography, and ctscanning revealed a thoracic kidney at the location previously thought to be a lung mass. this is the first repo...

primary lymphomas of the lung are rare and usual radiographic findings are adenopathy, effusion, multiple lesions, solitary lesion or diffuse lesion. this paper presents a case of primary malignant tumor of the lung with a very rare radiological presentation. a 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital due to fever, chills, productive cough and later development of hemoptysis. weigh...