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Extrapleural pneumonectomy for pyothorax-associated lymphoma

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kadikoy F. Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

*Corresponding author. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Acibadem Maslak Hastanesi, 34398 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 5322660234.

E-mail address: semihh{at}atlas.net.tr (S. Halezeroglu).

Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that occurs in the pleural cavity of patients with a long-standing history of pyothorax. Here, we report a left pleuropneumonectomy performed for PAL in a 76-year-old male patient with a 60-year history of pyothorax due to tuberculosis.

Key Words: Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL); Pleuropneumonectomy; Chronic pyothorax; Tuberculosis; Lung resection