Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2015 Feb;48(1):82-85. 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.1.82.
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Arising from Chronic Tuberculous Empyema
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Hwasun, Korea. sysong@jnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Korea.
- KMID: 2382234
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.1.82
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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