Research Article

Characterization of Artificial Pneumothorax-Unrelated Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma

Table 1

Characteristics of artificial pneumothorax-unrelated pyothorax-associated lymphoma.

InvestigatorGenderAgeLatencyCause of empyemaEBVLymphoma subtypeRegimenOverall survivalReported

Moriya et al. [21]M6430 yrs.EmpyemaDLBCLDecortication>5 yrs.2010
Tzeng et al. [17]M790.7 yrs.Tuberculosisn.a.DLBCLCTn.a.2010
Terada [22]F880.7 yrs.Nonspecific pleuritis+DLBCLn.a.n.a.2012
Taniguchi et al. [8]F7833 yrs.Trauma+CD3+ and CD20+ lymphomaR–CHOP>9 yrs.2015
Yun et al. [16]M6030 yrs.Tuberculosis+DLBCLSurgery + CTn.a.2015
Hibino et al. [18]M8133 yrs.Tuberculosis+DLBCLCHOP>0.3 yrs.2015
Wang et al. [19]M760Tuberculosis+DLBCL, non-GCBR–CVP>1.5 yrs.2019
This studyM5127 yrs.Pneumonectomy+DLBCL, non-GCBR–CHOP + RT>1 yr.2021
This studyM572 yrs.TuberculosisDLBCL, non-GCBR–CHOP4.8 yrs.2021

Note. n.a.: not available.; RT: radiotherapy; DCBCL: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; yrs.: years; CT: chemotherapy; and GCB: germinal center B-cell like.