title: Primary diffuse B-cell lymphoma presenting as a solitary chest-wall lesion.
abstract: Primary lymphoma presenting as a solitary lesion of the chest wall is extremely rare, as the majority of chest-wall tumours arise from metastasis. We demonstrate a case report of a 67-year-old male who underwent investigations for a chronic left-sided pleural effusion. A computed tomography scan demonstrated a large chest-wall lesion, without rib destruction. He subsequently underwent fine needle aspirations and excisional biopsy for a histological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: General and Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK mlau01@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Man-Chi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mhandu
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGuigan