ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2026
Spinal Cord Compression due to Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma: A Rare Presentation of EBV-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
Article in Case reports in orthopedics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Spinal Cord Compression due to Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma: A Rare Presentation of EBV-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma developing in the setting of long-standing chronic pyothorax. Neurological involvement due to spinal invasion is extremely rare. Case Presentation: An 87-year-old woman with a remote history of pulmonary tuberculosis presented with rapidly progressive paraplegia. Imaging demonstrated chronic right pyothorax with a dorsal epidural mass compressing the spinal cord, continuous with a pleural lesion. A biopsy confirmed EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, consistent with PAL. Surgery was considered but declined by the patient and the family. Therefore, the patient was treated with corticosteroids followed by two cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy; however, no neurological improvement was observed. Conclusion: This case highlights a rare neurological manifestation of PAL. Clinicians should consider lymphoma infiltration in elderly patients with chronic pyothorax who develop new neurological deficits. Early MRI and biopsy are crucial for accurate diagnosis and management.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.