Periprosthetic high-grade B-cell lymphoma complicating an infected revision total hip arthroplasty.
We report a non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma arising adjacent to a chronically infected revision total hip arthroplasty presenting as malignant hypercalcemia 12 years after original implantation. We believe that this is only the fifth case of lymphoma associated with a metal implant to be reported in the English literature.
Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects
D008670:Metals