Abstract
The development of a solitary chest wall mass due to underlying malignant lymphoma is an uncommon clinical presentation. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, can affect multiple organs including the lungs and pleural space. In some instances, there may be preexisting inflammation such as a chronic pyothorax before lymphoma arises in these locations. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma may frequently disseminate to extranodal sites, but involvement of the chest wall has been reported in nearly 100 cases. This report details an unusual presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from an enlarging chest wall mass and an underlying lymphomatous pleural effusion.
Keywords: Chest wall mass, lymphoma, pleural effusion, pyothorax.
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title:Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Involvement of the Chest Wall
Volume: 9 Issue: 2
Author(s): William H. Porr, Jonathan L. Henderson and Michael J. Morris
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Keywords: Chest wall mass, lymphoma, pleural effusion, pyothorax.
Abstract: The development of a solitary chest wall mass due to underlying malignant lymphoma is an uncommon clinical presentation. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, can affect multiple organs including the lungs and pleural space. In some instances, there may be preexisting inflammation such as a chronic pyothorax before lymphoma arises in these locations. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma may frequently disseminate to extranodal sites, but involvement of the chest wall has been reported in nearly 100 cases. This report details an unusual presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from an enlarging chest wall mass and an underlying lymphomatous pleural effusion.
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Porr H. William, Henderson L. Jonathan and Morris J. Michael, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Involvement of the Chest Wall, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2013; 9 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X11309020002
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X11309020002 |
Print ISSN 1573-398X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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