Primary lymphoma of bone, a case report

Authors

  • Eduardo Ibáñez Carrillo Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • José Ramón Rodríguez Morales Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Ania Noda Rodríguez Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

lymphoma, neoplasms, bone tissue, drug therapy, combination

Abstract

It is presented the clinical case of a patient  with a diagnosis of primary lymphoma of bone-a clinicopathologic rare disease that accounts for less than 1% of all lymphomas and 3 to 4% of primary bone tumors and it is defined as that in which a bone lesion is documented only-no evidence of lymph node involvement or general symptoms suggesting a systemic commitment six months after the diagnosis of the primary lesion; although there have been reports of multifocal bone injury medical literature includes only small case series. It is presented a patient of 21 years with a tumor located in the distal third of the left tibia, with histological diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma diffuse of large cell he received treatment as polichemitherapy-in-remission induction therapy and in consolidation.

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Ibáñez Carrillo E, Rodríguez Morales JR, Noda Rodríguez A. Primary lymphoma of bone, a case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 28 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];8(2):150-3. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/135

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): April-June

Section

Oncology

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