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. 1996 Apr;51(4):444–449. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.4.444

Co-existing conjunctival non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and pulmonary sarcoidosis.

P J Ryan 1, P Stableforth 1, D T McLeod 1
PMCID: PMC1090686  PMID: 8733503

Abstract

A 55 year old woman with a conjunctival non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was found to have pulmonary nodules on a thoracic computed tomographic scan which were initially thought to be lymphomatous deposits. A subsequent biopsy specimen demonstrated granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. The relationship between sarcoidosis and malignancy, in particular lymphoma, is discussed.

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