Intrathoracic lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) is classically of T-cell lineage, but these cases of pleural B-cell LBL suggest that this is not always the case. Despite the clinical challenges involved every attempt should be made to secure a biopsy and histological diagnosis, as we move into an era of lineage-directed therapies.

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