title: [Muscle lymphoma: a case report].
abstract: Skeletal muscle involvement is uncommon in lymphoma, occurring in less than 1.5% of patients. We report the original case of a 61-year-old man who presented with pseudotumoral muscle lesions of the lower limbs, revealing non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma. In our patient, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was useful in clearly revealing the detailed anatomic extent of muscle change; indeed, MRI showed muscle enhancement after intravenous administration of gadolinium on T1-weighted images as well as high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images. Moreover, MRI was helpful in guiding the optimal site for muscle biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine interne, CHU de Rouen, Rouen cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robaday
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Héron
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Girszyn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Humbrecht
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levesque
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marie
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*