Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting As an Epiphyseal Lytic Lesion--a Case Report with Clinico-pathologic Correlation

Overview

Journal Skeletal Radiol

Specialties Orthopedics
Radiology

Date 2006 Mar 15

PMID 16534639

Citations 2

Authors

Varatharaj Mounasamy

Stephen Berns

E Michel Azouz

Vincent Giusti

D Raymond Knapp

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Abstract

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is predominantly a systemic disease with nodal involvement, but extranodal involvement can occur either as the primary presentation or during the disease course. Primary epiphyseal involvement is extremely rare with lymphomas. This case report illustrates an 8-year old boy who first presented with pain over the right upper extremity, which was initially treated as epiphyseal osteomyelitis. A few weeks later, he presented with abdominal pain and an abdominal wall mass, which on biopsy proved to be an anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.

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