title: [Primary lymph node infarct and malignant non Hodgkin's lymphoma. Description of a case].
abstract: Primary lymph node infarction and malignant non Hodgkin lymphoma. Case report. We describe a case of spontaneous primary lymph node infarction in a patient who had diagnoseable malignant lymphoma on rebiopsy after a period of 35 days. The first node biopsy showed nearly complete homogeneous necrosis with loss of normal architecture and peripheral rim of organizing granulation tissue. A stain for reticulum, however, showed preservation of the nodal reticulum framework. The follow-up biopsy on the same cervical area, approximately one month later, surprisingly showed a large cell lymphoma. Comparison of reticulum stains of this neoplastic node with earlier stains should dispel any doubts that the first lymph node studied was a true case of non-neoplastic infarction. A review of the literature on lymph node infarction is reported.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Angelucci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Artese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Lutiis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizzicannella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000098:blood supply*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Infarto primitivo linfoghiandolare e linfoma maligno non Hodgkin. Descrizione di un caso.