Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the chest wall developing 37 years after plombage and thoracoplasty.
A 64-year-old man developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the chest wall, 37 yr after left plombage thoracoplasty. Late complications of plombage thoracoplasty are discussed as well as the pathogenesis of chest wall neoplasms.
Tsuda
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T
Division of Respiratory Disease, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan.
Kido
M
M
Kajiki
A
A
Yamazaki
H
H
Yamamoto
O
O
Sakamoto
S
S
D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*