B-Cell lymphoma of the lung: epidemiology, clinical features and survival

Introduction: Lymphoid neoplasias are a heterogeneous group of hematologic malignancies arising mainly in the lymph nodes. Nevertheless, in a substantial group of patients (pts), they can primarily arise in extranodal sites or affect them secondarily, either per continuitatem or in the setting of a generalized disease. Although lymphoma research is a major focus in haematology, mainly due to the rarity of such a condition, only few is known about the epidemiology of lung involvement of B-cell malignancies as well as their outcome. Methods: We retrospectively assessed 935 consecutive pts treated with rituximab be…