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The authors reported 3 male patients of malignant lymphoma developing from long-standing pyothorax. They had been suffering from tuberculous pyothorax for more than 30 years, after artificial pneumothorax therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. The most common symptom was chest pain. It was difficult to detect the tumor mass by chest X-ray because of old inflammatory changes. Computed tomography and 67Ga scintigraphy were useful. The lesions tended to grow destroying the surrounding lung, chest wall and ribs. Histologically, 2 cases were diffuse large cell type and one was diffuse intermediate sized cell type. Immunologically, 2 cases were B-cell type lymphoma but one was not clearly classified. They received radiotherapy, but 2 cases died of respiratory failure. These findings suggest that B cell lymphoma might arise following chronic tuberculous pyothorax. Therefore such cases should be followed up carefully.
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PMID:[A clinical study on intrathoracic malignant lymphoma with chronic tuberculous pyothorax]. 192 Sep 84

Our previous study suggested a close relationship between a preceding chronic tuberculous pyothorax and the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the pleural cavity. To confirm this further, 37 cases were collected, their clinical and pathological findings summarized. The age at first admission for lymphoma of patients ranged from 46 to 81 (mean 63) years, the male to female ratio being 5.2:1. All patients were admitted after a 22-55 (mean 33) year history of pyothorax resulting from artificial pneumothorax for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (29 cases) or tuberculous pleuritis (seven cases). The most common presenting symptom was chest pain. The diagnosis of pleural NHL was made by biopsy for 31 of the patients and at autopsy for the other six. Histologically 30 (81%) of 37 cases were of diffuse large cell type, and of these the immunoblastic type was the most common (22 cases). Immunological and immunohistologic studies revealed a B-cell nature of the proliferating cells in all but one tumor. Thirty-two patients received chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Twenty-seven patients died between one and 144 (median eight) months of diagnosis. Autopsies carried out in 23 cases revealed the disease to have been localized to the thorax in 11 patients. These findings indicated that malignant B-cell lymphoma arose as a monoclonal growth from a pool of proliferating polyclonal B lymphocytes in tissues affected by the chronic tuberculous pyothorax.
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PMID:[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the pleural cavity developing from long-standing pyothorax]. 239 6

Our previous study suggested a close relation between a preceding chronic tuberculous pyothorax and the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the pleural cavity. To confirm this further, 37 cases were collected from Japanese hospitals, and their clinical and pathological findings summarized. The age at first admission for lymphoma of patients ranged from 46 to 81 (mean 63) years, the male to female ratio being 5.2:1. All patients were admitted after a 22-55 (mean 33) year history of pyothorax resulting from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (29 cases) or tuberculous pleuritis (seven cases). The most common presenting symptom was chest pain. The main tumor mass, detected by chest roentgenogram and computed tomographic scans, was situated in the pleura (28 patients), the lung near the pleura (five patients) and the pleura and lung (four patients). The diagnosis of pleural NHL was made by biopsy for 31 of the patients and at autopsy for the other six. Histologically 30 (81%) of the 37 cases were of the diffuse large cell type, and of these the immunoblastic type was the most common (22 cases). Immunological and immunohistologic studies revealed a B-cell nature of the proliferating cells in all but one tumor. Thirty-two patients received chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Twenty-seven patients died between one and 144 (median eight) months of diagnosis. Autopsies carried out in 23 cases revealed the disease to have been localized to the thorax in 11 patients. These findings indicated that malignant B-cell lymphoma arose as a monoclonal growth from a pool of proliferating polyclonal B lymphocytes in tissues affected by the chronic tuberculous pyothorax.
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PMID:Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the pleural cavity developing from long-standing pyothorax. Summary of clinical and pathological findings in thirty-seven cases. 268 86

In 1987, we reported three patients with pleural lymphoma developed after a 22-30 year history of pyothorax resulting from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculous pleuritis. Based on the pathologic and epidemiologic studies, we regarded the chronic pyothorax (CP) to be etiologically important in the development of pleural lymphoma. Through a nation-wide study in Japan, 37 cases of pleural lymphoma were collected. Pleural lymphoma had developed during the 20 year history of CP in all patients. Histologically all were non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with the diffuse large cell type being the most common. Immunologic and immunohistochemical studies revealed that 32 out of 33 cases were of B-cell lymphoma. From these findings, we proposed the term pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL). We examined the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome on the paraffin-embedded specimens in 34 PAL cases and 16 cases of CP alone. Combined polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemistry revealed that the EBV genome was detected in lymphoma cells in all PAL, but only one of the cases with CP alone. These findings suggested the etiological role of EBV for the development of PAL. We also described here the character of cell lines established from PAL, association of PAL with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus, results of a case-control study on risk factors for development of PAL, and p53 mutations.
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PMID:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma. 899 Jun 21

We report 12 European cases of pyothorax-associated lymphomas occurring 30-67 years following artificial pneumothorax for pleuropulmonar tuberculosis. Eleven patients presented with a localized pleural tumor mass, whereas one patient also had liver involvement. Histologic examination showed a diffuse proliferation of large lymphoid cells with frequent plasmacytoid differentiation (n = 8), expressing CD20 (n = 10), CD79a (n = 11), and/or CD138 (n = 5) B-cell antigens. Aberrant expression of T-cell markers (CD2, CD3, CD4) was noted in five cases. The B-cell origin of lymphoma cells was confirmed by the demonstration of immunoglobulin light chain restriction or clonal B cell population in six cases. In 11 of 12 cases in situ hybridization disclosed Epstein-Barr virus genome in most tumor cells and immunohistochemistry a type III LMP-1+/ EBNA-2+ latency profile. HHV-8/ORF73 antigen was not detected in all tested cases (n = 11). All investigated cases (10 of 10) disclosed a uniform CD10-/BCL-6-/MUM1+/CD138+/- phenotype, consistent with a derivation from late germinal center (GC)/post-GC B cells. Clinical outcome was poor with a median survival time of 5 months. Only one patient was in complete remission after 34 months. This study further confirms that pyothorax-associated lymphoma represents a distinct clinicopathologic entity among diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which is characterized by a peculiar clinical presentation, frequent plasmacytoid features, and a strong association with EBV. Moreover, we show that this lymphoma entity likely originates from B cells at a late stage of differentiation and occasionally shares an aberrant dual B/T phenotype.
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PMID:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma: a peculiar clinicopathologic entity derived from B cells at late stage of differentiation and with occasional aberrant dual B- and T-cell phenotype. 1202 76

Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) develops decades after receiving artificial pneumothorax for pulmonary tuberculosis. The lymphomas, develop in tissue affected by long-standing severe inflammatory process. Most cases demonstrate diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We present a patient with T-cell phenotype-positive and B-cell phenotype-negative (CD7+, CD43+, CD19-, and CD20-) PAL. Southern blot hybridization using immunglobulin heavy chain J region (IgH) gene probe revealed a monoclonal rearrangement, and hybridization using T-cell receptor beta chain (TCR) gene probe revealed a germline configuration. This indicates that the tumor origin was of B-lymphocytes. Chromosomal abnormality of the lymphoma was complicated. It suggested that many transformations occurred. In the transformation process, probably B-cell antigens were lost, and T-cell antigens were aberrantly expressed.
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PMID:B-cell marker negative (CD7+, CD19-) Epstein-Barr virus-related pyothorax-associated lymphoma with rearrangement in the JH gene. 1276 53

Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a B-cell lymphoma which develops in the pleural cavity of patients with an over-20-year history of pyothorax. Aberrant expression of surface antigens is occasional in PAL, although genotype is not fully investigated. We report here a PAL with dual genotype, i.e., simultaneous immunoglobin (Ig) and T-cell receptor (TcR) gene rearrangement. An 82-year-old woman with pain on the left side of the chest was admitted. She had been suffering from pyothorax after artificial pneumothorax for treatment of tuberculosis of the pulmonary when she was 18 years old. The mass that was confined to the left pleural cavity affected by pyothorax was biopsied and histologically diagnosed as diffuse large cell lymphoma. The tumor cells were positive for CD20, CD16, and TIA-1 but negative for CD79a, CD45RO, CD43, CD3, and CD56. Surface antigen expression was further investigated in cultured cells, showing that the cultured cells did not express representative B-cell markers, except for CD20, as well as T-cell markers, but were positive for CD16, CD30, and CD103. Southern blotting revealed the monoclonally rearranged bands of both Ig heavy chain and TcR gene. The patients died of tumors 14 months after admission. Aberrant genotype and immunophenotype of PAL cells is discussed in reviewing the pertinent literature.
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PMID:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma: an unusual case with both T- and B-cell genotypes. 1602 7

Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma of exclusively B-cell phenotype developing in the pleural cavity of patients after more than 20-year history of pyothorax resulting from an artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculous pleuritis. The most common symptoms on admission are chest pain and fever. Serum neuron-specific enolase level suggesting a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer is occasionally elevated. Histologically PAL usually shows a diffuse proliferation of large cells of B-cell type (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [DLBL]). In PAL cells, representative B-cell markers other than CD20 are frequently negative with aberrant expression of T-cell markers such as CD2. A gene expression profile of PAL is distinct from nodal DLBL in its higher expression level of interferon-inducible genes. PAL is strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with expression of EBV latent genes such as EBNA-2, LMP-1, together with EBNA-1. Taken together, PAL is a distinct entity both in its clinicopathologic presentation as well as its gene expression profile. Use of an artificial pneumothorax, EBV infection, and cytokines and reactive oxygen species produced in longstanding pyothorax might be important factors for PAL development.
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PMID:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma: a lymphoma developing in chronic inflammation. 1633 Sep 29

Pleural lymphomas after a long standing pyothorax due to pleuropulmonary tuberculosis are now well identified, but rarely observed in Europe. We report two new cases in a non-immunocompromised patients. The two cases occurred 5455 years following artificial pneumothorax for pulmonary tuberculosis. The patients presented with a localized pleural tumor mass. Histology revealed high-grade lymphomas, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and anaplastic lymphoma. Serology for Epstein-Barr virus was positive. Pleural lymphomas are an established complication of artificial pneumothorax. Epstein-Barr virus is known to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis, but despite the large number of artificial pneumothorax operations, these lymphomas remain rare, suggesting additional oncogenic factors.
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PMID:[Primary pleural lymphoma: a late complication of pleural decortication for tuberculosis: two cases in western countries]. 1797 41

In Japan, most cases of malignant lymphoma arising in the thorax are pyothorax-associated lymphoma, which develops in patients who have undergone artificial pneumothorax, used in the past as surgical therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Pyothorax-associated lymphoma consist mostly of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and have a strong association with EBV. Herein is reported the case of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising in the left thoracic wall after left lung resection for squamous cell carcinoma and chest wall reconstruction with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) surgical mesh. The tumor was found 20 years after the operation and was confined to the chest wall adjacent to the PET mesh. The patient did not have a clinical history of pyothorax after surgery. The lymphoma cells were of the large cell type and were positive for CD20, EBV-encoded small RNA--in situ hybridization, LMP-1 and EBNA-2. The present case demonstrates that EBV-related B-cell lymphoma can occur after surgery other than artificial pneumothorax. In the present case, long-standing chronic inflammation induced by PET mesh may have been associated with the development of lymphoma.
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PMID:EBV-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising in the chest wall with surgical mesh implant. 1880 Oct 89


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