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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:948-949
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Case reports

Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developing late after pneumonectomy

Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, A. Michallon Teaching Hospital, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France

Received 30 March 2006; received in revised form 25 August 2006; accepted 1 September 2006.

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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.

Key Words: Pneumonectomy • Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • Pyothorax-associated lymphomas