title: Primary non-Hodgkin's breast lymphoma: Surgical approach.
abstract: We report the case of a 38-year old woman affected by primary lymphoma of the right breast, with disease progression after chemotherapy and subsequent radiotherapy, successfully treated with a modified radical mastectomy. The literature of primary breast lymphomas has been reviewed and discussed in relation to our case. Our experience stresses the importance of a radical surgical approach in a locally advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast unresponsive to radio and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Pathology and Oncology - Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Division of Hematology, University of Siena, viale Bracci-Policlinico "Le Scotte" 53100, Siena, Italy. neria@unisi.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerullo
authors.forename: Maria P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lenoci
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marrelli
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roviello