Correspondence
Spontaneous Pneumothorax as the First Manifestation of Lymphoma: A Rare Presentation and the Importance of Diagnostic Biopsy
Abstract
To the Editor:
Spontaneous pneumothorax as the first presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is extremely rare and may be attributed to a direct effect of disease or a complication of therapy. 1,2 We found only two other reported instances of spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in untreated lung lymphoma. 2,3 We describe a case of recurrent pneumothoraces secondary to NHL, diagnosed by performing an open lung biopsy.
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