Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the humerus presenting as osteomyelitis.
We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the humerus that occurred in a 21-year-old male patient. A previously healthy man presented with the history of severe pain and a differential diagnosis from osteomyelitis to malignant lesion was suspected. A biopsy was performed and the final pathologic diagnosis was a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated for lymphoma only with radiotherapy. To date, the patient remains tumor free 10 years after the onset of the disease.
Bralić
Marina
M
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. bralic_marina@yahoo.com
Stemberga
Valter
V
Cuculić
Drazen
D
Coklo
Miran
M
Bulić
Oriano
O
Grgurević
Emina
E
Bosnar
Alan
A
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography