title: Chest wall abscess: an unusual presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: A chest wall abscess is a very rare presentation of extranodal Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL); only one case has been reported to date. Here, we describe a case of a 38-yr-old man with HL whose initial presentation was a chest wall abscess. The diagnosis of HL was suggested by cytological examination of the purulent discharge and was confirmed subsequently by excisional biopsy of cervical lymph node.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA. walid.khalbuss@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Walid E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Khalbuss
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grigorian
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mignone
authors.forename: Harry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016256:Lewis X Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012598:Sclerosis; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D016256:Lewis X Antigen