title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the gluteal region: a case report.
abstract: The infiltration of the skeletal muscles on the part of lymphomatous cells is rarely reported and only histological examination can reveal it. Based on a review of the literature, it is the purpose of this study to describe a rare case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with muscular invasion, characterized by voluminous swelling in the left gluteal region, in a female aged 60 years who was completely asymptomatic. Biopsy and immunohistochemistry alone allowed us to diagnose non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is the purpose of this study to document the existence of NHL with musculoskeletal localization, emphasizing the morphological features and the site, as well as hypothesizing that wide-margin surgery can constitute a valid therapeutic aid for such extralymphonodal forms, that are particularly large and with a single localization.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Bari-Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Generali e Specialistiche-Sezione Malattie dell'apparato Locomotore sez. B.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piazzolla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cimmino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricco
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome