Imaging HIV/AIDS. Body cavity-based lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is an important and common AIDS-related neoplasm. AIDS-related NHL can be defined by its anatomic distribution as systemic (nodal and extranodal masses), primary central nervous system, and occasionally body cavity-based lymphomas (BCBL). Radiologic imaging plays an important role in differentiating the varied appearances of AIDS-related NHL, particularly regarding BCBL: patients' images demonstrate only fluid in the pleural, pericardial, and/or peritoneal spaces. Imaging of a case of BCBL is presented, including simultaneous pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal effusions.
Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center Hospitals Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed