title: [Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare cause of pleural effusion].
abstract: Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare form of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which presents as an accumulation of lymphatic cells within a body cavity. It is classified as a human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)-positive lymphoma and is associated with HIV. The prognosis is poor. Cases of HHV-8-negative PEL have been described in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of an 86-year-old man diagnosed with HHV-8-negative PEL. Based on case reports he was treated with pleuracentesis and was still in complete remission one year later.
authors: Sofie
authors: S
authors: Saxild
authors: Ida
authors: I
authors: Schjødt
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Hutchings
authors: peter.braendstrup@gmail.com.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Brændstrup
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D054685:Lymphoma, Primary Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology