Utilizing medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma presenting with pleural effusion: A case series

• Main Authors: Huan, Nai-Chien, Ng, Khai Lip, Larry Ellee Nyanti, Khaw, Jing Yi, Lee, Jiun Hang, Nur Husna Mohd Aminudin, Dahziela Yunus, Nusaibah Azman, Maryam Ahmad Sharifuddin, Hema Yamini Ramarmuty, Kunji Kannan Sivaraman Kannan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2024
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42163/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42163/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42163/; https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70061

A third of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) develop pleural effusion during the disease course for various reasons. In most cases, lymphoma-related pleural effusion is a manifestation of widespread systemic disease, signifying a high tumour burden and therefore, a poorer prognosis. On the...