Scalene Lymph Node Involvement in Primary and Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
Authors: JACK W. COBURN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 June 1962Scalene Lymph Node Involvement in Primary and Disseminated CoccidioidomycosisEvidence of Extrapulmonary Spread in Primary InfectionJACK W. COBURN, M.D.JACK W. COBURN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-6-911 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince its description by Daniels in 1949 (1), the scalene node biopsy has become a useful adjunct in the diagnosis of certain intrathoracic diseases. Sarcoidosis (1-3), tuberculosis (4, 5), metastatic neoplasms (6, 7), and lymphomas (8) are frequently detected by this procedure, and it may also be of prognostic value in patients with primary lung cancer (9, 10). There have been occasional cases of histoplasmosis (11), silicosis (1, 12), silicotuberculosis (13), streptobacillus infection (14), infectious mononucleosis (15, 5), and plasmacytoma (16) where tissue or microbiological diagnosis was established by this procedure.It is surprising that coccidioidomycosis, a disease often involving...References1. DANIELS AC: A method of biopsy useful in diagnosing certain intrathoracic diseases. Dis. Chest 16: 360, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. WEISSCAMPBELLBUPENZMCCANDLESS HARMGCCM: Sarcoidosis diagnosed by means of subclavian lymph node biopsy: report of a case. J. A. M. A. 146: 1221, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LOFGRENLUNDBACK SH: The bilateral hilar lymphoma syndrome. A study of the relation of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis in 212 cases. Acta. Med. Scand. 142: 4, 1952. Google Scholar4. SHEFTSTERRELLSWINDELL LMAAH: Scalene node biopsy. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 68: 505, 1953. Google Scholar5. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, CaliforniaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.This material was presented in part at the sixth annual meeting of the Veterans Administration-Armed Forces Coccidioidomycosis Cooperative Study in Los Angeles, November 30, 1961.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Jack W. Coburn, M.D., Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Center, Wilshire and Sawtelle Boulevards, Los Angeles 25, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEpidemiological aspects of respiratory mycotic infectionsScalene Node BiopsyG. A. LILLINGTON, M.D., M.S., F.R.C.P. (C), R. W. JAMPLIS, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S. 1 June 1962Volume 56, Issue 6Page: 911-924KeywordsBiopsyCoccidioidomycosisGratitudeHistoplasmosisLung and intrathoracic tumorsLymph nodesLymphomaSarcoidosisSilicosisStreptococcal infections Issue Published: 1 June 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...