title: Primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of skeletal muscle presenting with compartment syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. jcschim@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chim
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: 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