Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developing late after pneumonectomy

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Dec;30(6):948-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.09.002. Epub 2006 Oct 13.

Abstract

A 64-year-old man underwent a left pneumonectomy for a benign bronchial stenosis in 1968. In 1997, a left parietal thoracic tumour: T-type malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (MNHL) was detected. It was treated by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. After 6 years follow-up, the patient is alive and in remission. We have found only one case of such a lymphoma in the literature. It could be classified as pyothorax-associated lymphoma from which there are several published cases especially in Japanese literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / etiology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pleural Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / therapy
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / surgery