Pleural Effusion

Investigators at Chiba University, Medical Department have published new data on pleural effusion

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 30th, 2010

"Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a comparatively rare tumor, tend it is difficult. to definitively diagnose it preoperatively, especially in patients with only pleural thickening without mass formation. Pleural effusion aspiration cytology is a useful and easy diagnostic method for a large number of chest diseases," researchers in Chiba, Japan report.

"However, the cytologic findings of PAL have been rarely described. Here we report. on the cytologic findings in a patient with PAL, manifested by pleural thickening without mass formation, which was diagnosed preoperatively by pleural effusion aspiration cytology. A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-03-30)

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