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. 1996 Jan;51(1):103–104. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.1.103

Pleural non-Hodgkin's lymphoma arising in a patient with a chronic pyothorax.

N Y Hsu 1, C Y Chen 1, S T Pan 1, C P Hsu 1
PMCID: PMC472813  PMID: 8658356

Abstract

A 69 year old man with a chronic left pyothorax was treated by decortication. Although the treatment rapidly improved respiratory function, histopathological examination revealed a diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Subsequent bone marrow biopsy samples disclosed bone marrow involvement. It is possible that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may develop from a chronic pyothorax.

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