Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Arising from Chronic Tuberculous Empyema
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 82-85, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma is a relatively rare type of lymphoma that occurs in patients who have long histories of tuberculous pleuritis or induced pneumothorax. It is a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of mainly the B-cell phenotype and is strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. A majority of these cases have been reported in Japan, although some cases have occurred in Western countries. Here, we describe a case of pyothorax-associated lymphoma in a patient with a 30-year history of chronic tuberculous empyema. The patient underwent decortication under the impression of chronic empyema with fistula. The histopathologic diagnosis was a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated chronic inflammation.
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Main subject:
Phenotype
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Pleurisy
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Pneumothorax
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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B-Lymphocytes
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Lymphoma, B-Cell
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Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Diagnosis
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Empyema
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Empyema, Tuberculous
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2015
Type:
Article