title: Extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting as a soft tissue mass in the proximal femur in a HIV(+) patient.
abstract: Primary soft tissue non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are very rare especially among HIV-1 infected patients. We describe a patient with HIV-1 infection who presented with acute pain of the right proximal femur. The clinical and laboratory investigation revealed a high grade centroblastic B-cell lymphoma of soft tissue. The patient was treated by surgical resection of the tumor, chemotherapy and local radiotherapy with no serious side effects. After 36 mdnths of follow up he is in excellent clinical condition, with his lymphoma in complete remission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, AIDS Unit, Laikon General Hospital, Medical School of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, Athens 11527, Greece.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sipsas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kontos
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Panayiotakopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Androulaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zormpala
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Balafouta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dounis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsavaris
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kordossis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy