Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Pyothorax-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PAL)
- Radiologic Findings
- Chest radiograph shows a large mass-like lesion with pleural calcification in the left lower hemithorax. A bulging soft tissue lesion is also noted in the left lower chest wall.
Enhanced CT scan demonstrates thick pleural calcification in the left lower hemithorax, and extensive mass-like consolidation occupying left lower lobe with transdiaphragmatic and transmural extension to the chest and abdominal wall. This lesion also extends to the retroperitoneum and involves the left kidney.
- Brief Review
- Please refer to
Case 460, -
- References
- Keywords
- Chest wall, Pleura, Lymphproliferative disorder, Lymphoma,