Primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of skeletal muscle presenting with compartment syndrome.
We describe a patient with primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the forearm presenting with compartment syndrome. Urgent decompression fasciotomy and combination chemotherapy resulted in durable remission status. This is followed by a review of primary skeletal muscle lymphoma in the English literature.
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University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. jcschim@hkucc.hku.hk
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003161:Compartment Syndromes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology