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Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality, with a 5-year survival of 19% for all types of lung cancer. Lymphoid malignancies of the lung have a significantly better prognosis, with 5-year survival approaching 90%, making it very important to identify these patients. As the signs and symptoms, laboratory investigations, and radiological features are non-specific and vague and the histological confirmation is invasive, they are usually either not diagnosed or diagnosed very late. We present a case of an elderly male who was treated for months with antituberculosis treatment (ATT) before being properly evaluated and diagnosed with primary pulmonary marginal cell lymphoma. This case was unique for having gross pleural effusion as a presenting feature and having been diagnosed with the help of radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS).
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Turkish Thoracic Journal (Turk Thorac J) is the double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access, international publication organ of Turkish Thoracic Society. The journal is a quarterly publication, published on January, April, July, and October and its publication language is English. Turkish Thoracic Journal started its publication life following the merger of two journals which were published under the titles “Turkish Respiratory Journal” and “Toraks Journal” until 2007. Archives of both journals were passed on to the Turkish Thoracic Journal. The aim of the journal is to convey scientific developments and to create a dynamic discussion platform about pulmonary diseases. With this intent, the journal accepts articles from all related scientific areas that address adult and pediatric pulmonary diseases, as well as thoracic imaging, environmental and occupational disorders, intensive care, sleep disorders and thoracic surgery. Clinical and research articles, reviews, statements of agreement or disagreement on controversial issues, national and international consensus reports, abstracts and comments of important international articles, interesting case reports, writings related to clinical and practical applications, letters to the editor, and editorials are accepted.
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