Gouse Mohamad, Jayasankar Viswanath, Alexander Manika
Department of Orthopaedics, Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Case Rep Med. 2014;2014:509837. doi: 10.1155/2014/509837. Epub 2014 Sep 8.
Primary bone lymphoma involving the pelvic bone is a rare entity. It does not have distinct clinical features or radiological features that are diagnostic. Biopsy is the gold standard investigation. We present a case of primary pelvic lymphoma with initial histopathological features of chronic osteomyelitis. Upon further clinical follow-up, repeat biopsy of the lesion revealed features of B-cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, thus emphasizing the need for a high index of suspicion and close clinical follow-up. This case is presented for the diagnostic dilemma and the unique feature of lymphomatous lesion mimicking chronic osteomyelitis in its early stages.
累及骨盆骨的原发性骨淋巴瘤是一种罕见的疾病。它没有可用于诊断的独特临床特征或放射学特征。活检是诊断的金标准。我们报告一例原发性骨盆淋巴瘤病例,其最初的组织病理学特征为慢性骨髓炎。经过进一步的临床随访,对病变进行重复活检显示为B细胞非霍奇金淋巴瘤特征,从而强调了高度怀疑和密切临床随访的必要性。本文报告此病例是因其诊断困境以及淋巴瘤病变在早期酷似慢性骨髓炎的独特特征。