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Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax

Here we describe a case of pleural extranodal marginal zone lymphoma presenting as bilateral chylothorax which has not been reported in the literature prior to this. Primary pleural lymphomas are a rare entity most commonly associated with chronic infections, autoimmune conditions or long-standing p...

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Autores principales: Paul, Thushara, Yadav, Dhiraj Kumar, Alhamar, Mohamed, Dabak, Vrushali
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508704
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description Here we describe a case of pleural extranodal marginal zone lymphoma presenting as bilateral chylothorax which has not been reported in the literature prior to this. Primary pleural lymphomas are a rare entity most commonly associated with chronic infections, autoimmune conditions or long-standing pyothorax which were not seen in this case. Chylous pleural effusions in this patient were successfully managed with chemotherapy for the underlying lymphoma.
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spelling pubmed-74436392020-09-02 Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax Paul, Thushara Yadav, Dhiraj Kumar Alhamar, Mohamed Dabak, Vrushali Case Rep Oncol Case Report Here we describe a case of pleural extranodal marginal zone lymphoma presenting as bilateral chylothorax which has not been reported in the literature prior to this. Primary pleural lymphomas are a rare entity most commonly associated with chronic infections, autoimmune conditions or long-standing pyothorax which were not seen in this case. Chylous pleural effusions in this patient were successfully managed with chemotherapy for the underlying lymphoma. S. Karger AG 2020-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7443639/ /pubmed/32884542 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508704 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title_full Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title_fullStr Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title_full_unstemmed Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title_short Primary Pleural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Chylothorax
title_sort primary pleural extranodal marginal zone lymphoma presenting as bilateral chylothorax
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508704
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