title: Postmastectomy malignant lymphoma.
abstract: Postmastectomy lymphedema (PML) is a morbid condition occurring in patients with breast carcinoma treated with radical/modified radical mastectomy. Postmastectomy angiosarcoma (PMA) is the most common neoplasia seen in these patients. Primary malignant lymphoma arising in PML is a rare neoplasia and 3 cases have been reported until now. In this report a patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLCL) arising in PML is reported and the other three cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Balcali, Adana, Turkey. sepay@pamuk.cu.edu.tr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydaş
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gönlüşen
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications