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Primary Malignant Lymphoma Originating from the Chest Wall without Preceding Pleural Disease
Yumi Iwasa1, Asuka Okada, Hideaki Takenaka
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
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.
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