REPORT OF A CASE OF PRIMARY SKELETAL-MUSCLE LYMPHOMA AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
KEUNG YK LIANG R
Citation
Yk. Keung et R. Liang, REPORT OF A CASE OF PRIMARY SKELETAL-MUSCLE LYMPHOMA AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Acta haematologica, 96(3), 1996, pp. 184-186
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Acta haematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015792
Volume
96
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
184 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5792(1996)96:3<184:ROACOP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Primary extranodal lymphoma arising from skeletal muscle is rare. We d escribe a case of primary skeletal muscle lymphoma, diffuse large B-ce ll type. A review of the literature showed that it mostly involves the extremities, especially the thighs, in the elderly and has an aggress ive histology of the B-cell immunophenotype. Different pathogenetic me chanisms for the occurrence of malignant lymphoma in extranodal sites are discussed.