Primary pleural lymphoma is a rare entity that has been described in association with human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection or pyothorax. This paper reports on a 27 year old man with no history of HIV infecti...Primary pleural lymphoma is a rare entity that has been described in association with human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection or pyothorax. This paper reports on a 27 year old man with no history of HIV infection or pyothorax who presented with progressive dyspnea and heaviness of chest.Chest radiography revealed complete opacification of the left hemithorax, and contrast enhanced computed tomography showed large left pleural effusion and homogeneous, extensive thickening of the parietal pleura. CT guided biopsy of thickened pleura is suggestive of non-Hodgkin＇s lymphoma-T cell lymphoblastic variety. Physicians should be aware of this rare location of primary pleural lymphoma manifested by thickening of the pleura.展开更多
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin＇s disease occurs in 5% of all cases of Hodgkin＇s disease. It occurs more commonly in male. Only 5% of all Hodgkin＇s lymphoma cases develop spinal cord compression and in only ...Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin＇s disease occurs in 5% of all cases of Hodgkin＇s disease. It occurs more commonly in male. Only 5% of all Hodgkin＇s lymphoma cases develop spinal cord compression and in only 0.2% cases, spinal cord compression occurs as the initial presentation. So our case is rare both in the form of the unique variety of Hodgkin＇s disease and also in the form of presentation.展开更多
文摘Primary pleural lymphoma is a rare entity that has been described in association with human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection or pyothorax. This paper reports on a 27 year old man with no history of HIV infection or pyothorax who presented with progressive dyspnea and heaviness of chest.Chest radiography revealed complete opacification of the left hemithorax, and contrast enhanced computed tomography showed large left pleural effusion and homogeneous, extensive thickening of the parietal pleura. CT guided biopsy of thickened pleura is suggestive of non-Hodgkin＇s lymphoma-T cell lymphoblastic variety. Physicians should be aware of this rare location of primary pleural lymphoma manifested by thickening of the pleura.
文摘Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin＇s disease occurs in 5% of all cases of Hodgkin＇s disease. It occurs more commonly in male. Only 5% of all Hodgkin＇s lymphoma cases develop spinal cord compression and in only 0.2% cases, spinal cord compression occurs as the initial presentation. So our case is rare both in the form of the unique variety of Hodgkin＇s disease and also in the form of presentation.
