Recurrent massive pleural effusion as a late complication of radiotherapy in Hodgkin's disease.
We report a very unusual case of a patient with recurrent massive PEs eight years after mediastinal radiotherapy for HD, in which evidence of lymphomatous recurrence could not be demonstrated. The diagnosis of PE as a complication of radiation is presumptive, and other disorders causing PE must be excluded. This condition requires symptomatic treatment and a close follow-up of the patient.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
J L
JL
Rodríguez-García
G
G
Fraile
M A
MA
Moreno
J A
JA
Sánchez-Corral
R
R
Peñalver
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors