Primary Malignant Lymphoma Originating from the Chest Wall without Preceding Pleural Disease.
An 84-year-old woman presented to our hospital with dyspnea on exertion and left back pain. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT) revealed an irregular pleural mass invading her left chest wall with rib destruction and pleural effusion. CT-guided needle biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Low-dose oral etoposide produced a complete response, and she continued oral chemotherapy for one year after the diagnosis and maintained good performance status. We herein report a very rare case of non-pyothorax-associated lymphoma that nonetheless resulted in great recovery.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Japan.
Yumi
Y
Iwasa
Asuka
A
Okada
Hideaki
H
Takenaka
Terukazu
T
Takahashi
Nobuo
N
Koguchi
Kumiko
K
Katayama
Shinsuke
S
Murakami
Sumito
S
Choh
Koichi
K
Tomoda
Hiroshi
H
Kimura
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004417:Dyspnea; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010235:Paraganglioma; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D005047:Etoposide