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Intern Med
; 56(6): 681-686, 2017.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28321070
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.
Subject(s)
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Thoracic Wall/pathology , Aged, 80 and over , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use , Dyspnea , Etoposide/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy , Paraganglioma , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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