T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Presenting with Pleural Effusion- A Case Report on Diagnostic Utility of Medical Thoracoscopy
Keywords:
Pleural Effusion, T-Cell, LymphomaAbstract
Aggressive as its name T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is the uncommon type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that commonly presents as lymphadenopathy but a rare population may show up with pleural effusions. We report an 27-year-old female with pleural effusion and a normal hemogram. The cytology of the pleural effusion initially was lymphocytic exudative. For definitive diagnosis a medical thoracoscopy was done. The pleura showed extensive nodularity. It was picked and immunophenotyped and the patient was finally diagnosed with T-LBL. She is being treated with chemotherapy and is on regular follow up with resolution of effusion. The case highlights the point that medical thoracoscopy is a safe and accurate diagnostic procedure for pleural diseases, and partial pleura biopsy yielded the correct diagnosis.References
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