Osteolytic primary bone lymphoma in the multiple bones

J Med Invest. 2019;66(3.4):347-350. doi: 10.2152/jmi.66.347.

Abstract

Primary non-Hodgkin bone lymphoma (PBL) can involve solitary or multiple destructive bone lesions such as those of the femur or pelvis humerus, and some cases have osteolytic lesions. PBL is a rare disease in adults. Thus, PBL is rarely considered a differential diagnosis of the osteolytic tumor. In addition, PBL can be underdiagnosed because patients do not experience symptoms or show objective abnormalities in the early stage. Here, we reported an elderly patient with PBL in multiple bones, including the cranial and femoral bones that were fractured due to falling. J. Med. Invest. 66 : 347-350, August, 2019.

Keywords: differential diagnosis; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; head tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Osteolysis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed