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KMID : 0882420110810010116
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2011 Volume.81 No. 1 p.116 ~ p.120
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A Case of Chronic Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma
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Kang Se-Hun
Choi Jong-Ki
Kwon O-Sung
Choi Suk-Won
Park Hyun-Woo
Koh Young-Wha
Choi Chang-Min
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Abstract
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Pyothorax-associated lymphoma is a distinct type of malignant lymphoma composed of lymphocytes, mostly of a B-cell nature. It occurs in patients with a long history of pyothorax and is strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. We experienced a case of pyothorax-associated lymphoma in a 66-year-old male. The patient had chronic pyothorax after tuberculous pleurisy was treated about 37 years earlier and was hospitalized for a recently occurring chest wall mass. A core needle biopsy of the chest wall mass led to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Pyothorax-associated lymphoma is rare in Korea, but should be considered in patients with chronic pyothorax and a recently occurring pleural mass.
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KEYWORD
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Empyema, Primary effusion lymphoma
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