Non-Hodgkin lymphoma as an unexpected diagnosis after elective total knee arthroplasty.
Total knee arthroplasty is routinely performed for osteoarthritis of the knee joint. We report a case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma as an unexpected diagnosis after pathologic examination of unusual-looking femoral condyle bone block harvested during total knee arthroplasty in an asymptomatic patient.
The Royal London Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, London, UK.
Alex James Stewart
AJ
Watson
Merv J
MJ
Cross
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*