Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma: A case report


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Binci D. N., KARAMAN A., TİMUR O., Tasar P., SANIBAŞ A. V.

MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.8, no.1, pp.80-82, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.3892/mco.2017.1483
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.80-82
  • Keywords: primary skeletal muscle lymphoma, B-cell non-Hogkin lymphoma, CHOP chemotherapy, NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMAS
  • Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Primary lymphomas of the bone or skeletal muscle are rare. Three mechanisms of lymphomatous involvement of the muscle have been described, namely direct invasion from adjacent involved lymph nodes or bone, metastatic spread and, least commonly, primary muscle lymphoma. We herein present a rare case of primary mucle non-Hodgkin lymphoma with a description if the associated clinicopathological findings and a review of the relevant literature. A 41-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital with a painful mass in the right lower extremity. Following resection and histopathological examination, a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma originating from the muscle with cutaneous and subcutanenous infiltration was diagnosed. The patient received chemotherapy with six cycles of cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin and prednisone (CHOP regimen) and a complete radiological response was achieved after six cycles of treatment.