Skeletal involvement as the initial disease manifestation in Hodgkin's disease: a review of 6 cases.
Initial signs of malignant lymphoma are rarely due to bone lesions. We reviewed 6 cases with early skeletal involvement, recently observed in the rheumatology and hematology departments. In 3 patients, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was added to traditional investigations, including radiography, radionuclide bone scan and computerized tomography. We stress the possibility of bone involvement in the clinical onset of malignant lymphoma and the usefulness of early bone assessment using MRI.
Gaudin
P
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Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire De Grenoble, France.
Juvin
R
R
Rozand
Y
Y
Troussier
B
B
Rose-Pittet
L
L
Lebas
J F
JF
Pegourie
B
B
Phelip
X
X
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed