title: Primary breast lymphoma: a rare entity.
abstract: In the past two decades there has been an increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin disease. This has been accompanied by an increase in the numbers of extranodal lymphoma. Despite this primary breast lymphoma is a rare disease. We present a case of a 74 year old female with primary breast lymphoma. Methods of imaging including PET/CT are discussed. Criteria for diagnosing primary breast lymphoma are presented. In addition diagnostic methods and therapeutic options are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, 5 Frederick Street, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia. deband67@gmail.com
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meerkotter
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joske
authors.forename: Preethika
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angunawela
authors.forename: Alhossain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalafallah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary