A case of malignant T cell lymphoma of chest wall.

Hwang, Eai Suk; Kim, Hyung Jung; Lee, Jong Hwa; Ahn, Chul Min; Kim, Sung Kyu; Lee, Won Young; Kim, Sang Jin; Choi, Youn Jung; Jung, Woo Hee

doi:1993.40.2.192

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 40(2); 1993 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1993;40(2):192-196.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1993.40.2.192 Published online April 1, 1993.

A case of malignant T cell lymphoma of chest wall.

Eai Suk Hwang¹, Hyung Jung Kim¹, Jong Hwa Lee¹, Chul Min Ahn¹, Sung Kyu Kim¹, Won Young Lee¹, Sang Jin Kim², Youn Jung Choi³, Woo Hee Jung³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Malignant T cell lymphoma is a morphologically and immunologically distinct subtype of non. Hodgkin’s lymphoma. One of the most striking clinical findings is relatively high incidence in males in their twenties or thirties with cervical, supraclavicular and axillary lymphadenopathy (50%), mediastinal mass (50%), or less commonly with extranodal disease. More than 90% of patients present with stage III or IV disease and approximately 60% of patients develop bone marrow infiltration Clinical trials are needed to optimize therapeutic strategies since these tumors have a poor prognosis and need to be treated aggressively. An l7-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of chest pain. Chest PA and CT scan revealed massive pleural effusion and soft-tissue masses with destructive change of right third and eighth ribs Histologic diagnosis of pleura and chest wall mass revealed high grade, pleomorphic T cell type, malignant lymphoma

Key Words: T cell lymphoma, chest wall