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Chest wall abscess: An unusual presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Khalbuss Walid E.,
Grigorian Stephan,
Mig Joseph,
D'Agostino Harry J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20220
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , abscess , lymphoma , biopsy , hodgkin lymphoma , radiology , lymph node , pathology , surgery
A chest wall abscess is a very rare presentation of extranodal Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL); only one case has been reported to date. Here, we describe a case of a 38‐yr‐old man with HL whose initial presentation was a chest wall abscess. The diagnosis of HL was suggested by cytological examination of the purulent discharge and was confirmed subsequently by excisional biopsy of cervical lymph node. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2005;33:33–35. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.