HODGKINS DISEASE OF LUNG WITH CAVITATION

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Abstract
An account is given of 4 patients who presented with cavitated pulmonary Hodgkin''s disease; the clinical, roentgenographic, and pathologic findings are discussed. The possible association between Hodgkin''s disease and thymoma is noted. Among 36 patients with intrathoracic Hodgin''s disease admitted to the Brompton Hospital and the London Chest Hospital from 1952 to 1962, 14 had pulmonary lesions, 3 of which showed cavitation. The incidence is discussed in relation to other published reports. The difficulty of establishing the diagnosis of Hodgkin''s disease while lesions axe confined to the thorax, especially in patients with predominantly pulmonary lesions and cavitation, is emphasized. The lack of diagnostic roentgenographic features and the inconclusive findings at bronchoscopy are pointed out.

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