Treatment for pyothorax-associated lymphoma

In eight patients with pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL), which resulted from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, seven patients received radiotherapy and five showed no local recurrence. All four patients treated by primary chemotherapy had disease progression. Ra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Radiotherapy and oncology 2000-07, Vol.56 (1), p.59-63
Hauptverfasser:	Aruga, Takashi, Itami, Jun, Nakajima, Kaori, Shibata, Koji, Nojo, Takeshi, Aruga, Moriyo, Inagaki, Keizou, Morita, Takatomo, Ito, Hideyuki, Nomura, Tomokiyo, Mikami, Akihiko, Nemoto, Kazuhisa, Yasuda, Shigeo, Uno, Takashi, Hara, Ryusuke, Isobe, Kouichi, Machida, Namio, Ito, Hisao
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Chronic Disease Combined Modality Therapy Empyema, Pleural - complications Empyema, Pleural - etiology Female Humans Japan Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - drug therapy Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - etiology Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - pathology Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - radiotherapy Male Middle Aged Pneumothorax, Artificial - adverse effects Pyothorax associated lymphoma Radiotherapy Retrospective Studies Thoracic Neoplasms - drug therapy Thoracic Neoplasms - etiology Thoracic Neoplasms - pathology Thoracic Neoplasms - radiotherapy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	In eight patients with pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL), which resulted from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, seven patients received radiotherapy and five showed no local recurrence. All four patients treated by primary chemotherapy had disease progression. Radiotherapy of 50 Gy with wide margins is recommended to treat PAL.
ISSN:	0167-8140 1879-0887
DOI:	10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00169-9