Recurrent massive pleural effusion as a late complication of radiotherapy in Hodgkin's disease.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a very unusual case of a patient with recurrent massive PEs eight years after mediastinal radiotherapy for HD, in which evidence of lymphomatous recurrence could not be demonstrated. The diagnosis of PE as a complication of radiation is presumptive, and other disorders causing PE must be excluded. This condition requires symptomatic treatment and a close follow-up of the patient.
Medical subject headings
- Hodgkin Disease
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
- Pleural Effusion
- Radiotherapy