Isolated Pleural Effusion as Presentation of a Large B‐Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Diagnostic Considerations
Van Vlierberghe Magalie, Dewaide Rosina, Michaux Lucienne, Develter Wim, Van Aelst Sophie, Claerhout Helena · 2026
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Van Vlierberghe and co-authors present a lymphoma that announced itself only as fluid on the lung. A 79-year-old man arrived breathless with a massive pleural effusion; scans found no tumor mass anywhere else. Fluid analysis revealed large abnormal B cells forming a single clone, with a complex extra-chromosome pattern, and tests for the usual viral drivers came back negative.
The picture best fits a newly recognized class, fluid overload-associated large B-cell lymphoma, though cousins in the effusion family overlap confusingly. He received standard R-CHOP immune-chemotherapy and stays stable with no spread. The authors stress that only the full stack of cell, molecular, and virus tests can name these lymphomas correctly, and the name steers treatment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Van Vlierberghe Magalie, Dewaide Rosina, Michaux Lucienne, Develter Wim, Van Aelst Sophie, Claerhout Helena |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |