Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting with Recurrent Pleural Effusion: A Rare Case Report
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a type of carcinoma which usually begins with lymph nodes. Pathogenesis of pleural fluid formation and reabsorption is also associated with pulmonary lymphatic system. Usually pleural effusions are encountered as complications due to infective aetiologies and non-infe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14621/47595_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(SK1_KM)_PFA(KM_pr)_PN(KM).pdf |
| Summary: | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a type of carcinoma which usually begins with lymph nodes. Pathogenesis of pleural fluid
formation and reabsorption is also associated with pulmonary lymphatic system. Usually pleural effusions are encountered
as complications due to infective aetiologies and non-infective causes. Pleural fluid formation and reabsorption in pulmonary
lymphatic system are associated with pathogenesis. Authors present here a case report of a patient who presented with left
sided severe chest pain investigated to have recurrent pleural effusion, and different clinico-radiological presentations. Computed
Tomography (CT) scan showed a mediastinal mass from which CT guided biopsy was done and suggestive of Lymphoma. The
patient responded to pleurodesis and chemotherapy. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |