The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Osteolymphoma, also known as primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone, is an unusual disease which can be difficult to diagnose. This case study concerns a 51-year-old patient who presented with right leg pain initially diagnosed as osteomyelitis. Failure of treatment and further investigatio...

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Main Authors: Spiers Alistair, Freeman Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
osteolymphoma
primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000060
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spelling doaj-5261ee1ad9d644c280c605d611e065b12020-11-25T03:15:47ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172010-12-01142212310.1016/j.jotr.2010.08.005The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureSpiers Alistair0Freeman Gregory1Osborne Park Hospital, Western Australia, AustraliaThe Tweed Hospital, John Flynn Hospital, Queensland, AustraliaOsteolymphoma, also known as primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone, is an unusual disease which can be difficult to diagnose. This case study concerns a 51-year-old patient who presented with right leg pain initially diagnosed as osteomyelitis. Failure of treatment and further investigation revealed an unusual primary tumour. We review the sequence of events leading to the diagnosis of osteolymphoma and the literature relating to the diagnosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000060osteolymphomaprimary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone
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The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
osteolymphoma
primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone
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Freeman Gregory
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title The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed The Diagnosis of Osteolymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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series Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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publishDate 2010-12-01
description Osteolymphoma, also known as primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone, is an unusual disease which can be difficult to diagnose. This case study concerns a 51-year-old patient who presented with right leg pain initially diagnosed as osteomyelitis. Failure of treatment and further investigation revealed an unusual primary tumour. We review the sequence of events leading to the diagnosis of osteolymphoma and the literature relating to the diagnosis.
topic osteolymphoma
primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000060
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