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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Yap J, Bell D, et al. Primary effusion lymphoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59698
Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma) characterized by malignant fluid accumulation in the absence of lymphadenopathy.
Epidemiology
Associations
Pathology
Location
Typical sites of accumulation include:
pleural space
pericardial space
peritoneal space
See also
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1. Chen YB, Rahemtullah A, Hochberg E. Primary effusion lymphoma. (2007) The oncologist. 12 (5): 569-76. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.12-5-569 - Pubmed
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2. Patil VV, Sideras P, Machac J. PET/CT presentation of primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma unrelated to human herpes virus 8, a rare NHL subtype. (2014) Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India. 29 (3): 182-4. doi:10.4103/0972-3919.136586 - Pubmed
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3. Okada S, Goto H, Yotsumoto M. Current status of treatment for primary effusion lymphoma. (2014) Intractable & rare diseases research. 3 (3): 65-74. doi:10.5582/irdr.2014.01010 - Pubmed
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