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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:<ref name=afip_vol2>AFIP atlas of nontumour pathology. 2002. Vo. 2. P.265. ISBN 1-881041-79-4.</ref>
*Peribronchiolar/peribronchial lymphoid nodules:
*Peribronchiolar/peribronchial lymphoid nodules with:
**Reactive germinal centres.
**Reactive germinal centres.
***Lack of these should raise suspicion for lymphoma.
**Plasma cells.
**Plasma cells.
*+/-Lymphoid nodules in the interlobular septa.
*+/-Lymphoid nodules in the interlobular septa.
Notes:
*Lung parenchyma distant from nodule = normal; no lymphocytic infiltrate.
DDx:
*[[Lymphoma]], specifically [[MALToma|MALTomas/BALTomas]].
*[[Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia]].


=Smoking assoc. disease=
=Smoking assoc. disease=
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