Non-Hodgkin's pleural lymphoma in long-standing tuberculous pyothorax mimicking suppuration
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[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the pleural cavity developing from long-standing pyothorax].
Our previous study suggested a close relationship between a preceding chronic tuberculous pyothorax and the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the pleural cavity. To confirm this further, 37 cases were collected, their clinical and pathological findings summarized. The age at first admission for lymphoma of patients ranged from 46 to 81 (mean 63) years, the male to female ratio bein...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(01)90094-3