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KMID : 0364020150480010082
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015 Volume.48 No. 1 p.82 ~ p.85
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Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Arising from Chronic Tuberculous Empyema
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Yun Ju-Sik
Kang Seung-Ku
Kim Jo-Heon
Jung Yo-Chun
Choi Yoo-Duk
Song Sang-Yun
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Lung, Empyema, Pyothorax-associated lymphoma
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