Table 5 Treatment of 13 misdiagnosed cases
From: Clinical and misdiagnosed analysis of primary pulmonary lymphoma: a retrospective study
Case No. | Initial diagnosis | Chief complaint | CT scan | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pneumonia | None | Pneumonia-like | anti-infection treatment with levofloxacin for half a month |
2 | Pneumonia | None | Nodules with pleural effusion | anti-infection treatment with cefperazone-sulbactam for half a month |
3 | Pneumonia | Cough | Mass | anti-infection treatment with cefperazone-sulbactam for a month |
4 | Pneumonia | Chest pain | Pneumonia-like | anti-infection treatment with ceftriaxone sodium and levofloxacin irregularly in local hospital, 8 months later he came to our hospital and accepted biopsy |
5 | Pneumonia | Cough | Pneumonia-like | anti-infection treatment with ceftriaxone sodium for half a month, 6 months later he came back to hospital |
6 | Pneumonia | Chest pain, dyspea and fever | Pleural effusion | anti-infection treatment with ceftriaxone sodium for half a month |
7 | Pneumonia | None | Mass | anti-infection treatment with levofloxacin for half a month |
8 | Pneumonia | Cough, dyspea and fever | Mass | anti-infection treatment with cefperazone-sulbactam for half a month |
9 | Pneumonia | Cough | Mass | anti-infection treatment with levofloxacin for a month |
10 | Pneumonia | Cough and chest pain | Mass | anti-infection treatment with ceftriaxone sodium for half a month, 3 months later he came back to hospital |
11 | Tuberculosis | Cough | Pneumonia-like | anti-tuberculosis treatment for 1 month and ceased voluntarily |
12 | Tuberculosis | None | Multiple nodules | anti-tuberculosis treatment for more than 1 year |
13 | Lung cancer | Cough and fever | Multiple nodules | treated with EP (etoposide + carboplatin) chemotherapy |