title: Non-pyothorax-associated primary pleural lymphoma with complex karyotypic abnormalities.
abstract: We describe a case of non-pyothorax-associated primary pleural lymphoma with bone marrow and central nervous system involvement, and complex karyotypic abnormalities involving nullisomy chromosome 17 and multiple breakpoints that are commonly associated with acute leukemia and myeloproliferative diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology/Hematology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Keung
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cobos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000556:secondary; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000556:secondary; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology