A rare case of pleural lymphoma
We present a case report of a 20 years old male who had low grade fever, weight loss of about 10 kg and left-sided chest pain increasing in intensity over a year. Clinically, it mimicked left sided pleural effusion with a tender, soft, parietal swelling in left in-fraaxillary area. Chest x-ray and C...
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| author | Basuthakur Sumitra Sarkar Anirban Burman Sushanta Dandale Rajesh |
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| description | We present a case report of a 20 years old male who had low grade fever, weight loss of about 10 kg and left-sided chest pain increasing in intensity over a year. Clinically, it mimicked left sided pleural effusion with a tender, soft, parietal swelling in left in-fraaxillary area. Chest x-ray and Computerized Tomography-scan of thorax showed pleura based mass in left hemi thorax. Computerized Tomography guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology confirmed the diagnosis of non Hodgkin Lymphoma, diffuse large B cell type, high-grade. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b014a33a363424192cc4ebce7c8dae12022-12-21T17:58:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2008-01-01254160162A rare case of pleural lymphomaBasuthakur SumitraSarkar AnirbanBurman SushantaDandale RajeshWe present a case report of a 20 years old male who had low grade fever, weight loss of about 10 kg and left-sided chest pain increasing in intensity over a year. Clinically, it mimicked left sided pleural effusion with a tender, soft, parietal swelling in left in-fraaxillary area. Chest x-ray and Computerized Tomography-scan of thorax showed pleura based mass in left hemi thorax. Computerized Tomography guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology confirmed the diagnosis of non Hodgkin Lymphoma, diffuse large B cell type, high-grade.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2008;volume=25;issue=4;spage=160;epage=162;aulast=BasuthakurPrimary Pleural LymphomaNon-Hodgkin LymphomaCT guided FNAC |
| spellingShingle | Basuthakur Sumitra Sarkar Anirban Burman Sushanta Dandale Rajesh A rare case of pleural lymphoma Lung India Primary Pleural Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma CT guided FNAC |
| title | A rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| title_full | A rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| title_fullStr | A rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| title_short | A rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| title_sort | rare case of pleural lymphoma |
| topic | Primary Pleural Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma CT guided FNAC |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2008;volume=25;issue=4;spage=160;epage=162;aulast=Basuthakur |
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