Pulmonary Infiltration from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

We present 2 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia infiltration of the lung resulting in centrilobular nodularity on computed tomography. We present the x-ray and computed tomography patterns with pathological findings in these cases.

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