Follicular Lymphoma Diagnosed With Medical Thoracoscopy.
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas may present with a recurrent pleural effusion, usually with involvement of other thoracic or extrathoracic sites. Lymphomas typically presenting with pleural disease include primary effusion lymphoma and pyothorax-associated lymphoma. We describe an unusual case of recurrent pleural effusion secondary to follicular lymphoma with no other known extrathoracic involvement at the time of diagnosis.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Sumera R
SR
Ahmad
Paul J
PJ
Lee
Mitra
M
Ghasemi
Andres F
AF
Sosa
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed