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Review Case Reports
Primary Effusion Lymphoma-like Lymphoma Mimicking Tuberculous Pleural Effusion: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review.
- Kenta Hayashino, Yusuke Meguri, Ryouya Yukawa, Aya Komura, Makoto Nakamura, Chikamasa Yoshida, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Wakako Oda, and Kenji Imajo.
- Department of Hematology, Okayama City Hospital, Japan.
- Intern. Med. 2023 Sep 1; 62 (17): 253125372531-2537.
AbstractPrimary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma (PEL-LL) is a rare lymphoma, localized in the body cavity without detectable tumor masses. Tuberculous pleural effusion is a form of extra pulmonary tuberculous. We herein report three cases of PEL-LL in patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite the presentation with lymphocyte predominance and high levels of adenosine deaminase, a notable characteristic of tuberculous pleural effusion, the patients were ultimately diagnosed with PEL-LL. Pleural fluid laboratory tests yield similar results for PEL-LL and tuberculous pleural effusion; therefore, cytological and immunophenotyping examinations are useful for their differential diagnosis and the determination of treatment.
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