title: Extrapleural pneumonectomy for pyothorax-associated lymphoma.
abstract: Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that occurs in the pleural cavity of patients with a long-standing history of pyothorax. Here, we report a left pleuropneumonectomy performed for PAL in a 76-year-old male patient with a 60-year history of pyothorax due to tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. semihh@atlas.net.tr
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halezeroglu
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcevin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004654:Empyema, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome