Treatment for pyothorax-associated lymphoma.

Abstract

In eight patients with pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL), which resulted from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, seven patients received radiotherapy and five showed no local recurrence. All four patients treated by primary chemotherapy had disease progression. Radiotherapy of 50 Gy with wide margins is recommended to treat PAL.

• Authors: T Aruga, J Itami, K Nakajima, K Shibata, T Nojo, M Aruga, K Inagaki, T Morita, H Ito, T Nomura, A Mikami, K Nemoto, S Yasuda, T Uno, R Hara, K Isobe, N Machida
• Journal: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (Radiother Oncol) Vol. 56 Issue 1 Pg. 59-63 (Jul 2000) ISSN: 0167-8140 [Print] Ireland
• PMID: 10869756 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Chronic Disease
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Empyema, Pleural (complications, etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Japan
• Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin (drug therapy, etiology, pathology, radiotherapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pneumothorax, Artificial (adverse effects)
• Retrospective Studies
• Thoracic Neoplasms (drug therapy, etiology, pathology, radiotherapy)
• Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (therapy)