Breast Mass and Lytic Bone Lesions : A Rare Presentation of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Arising in the Breast
Joint Authors
Campbell-Massa, Ryan
Ali, Hira
Yeku, Oladapo
Giesler, Daniel
Gao, Faye
Amjad, Ali Imran
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Primary breast lymphoma is a rare malignancy representing less than 1% of all tumors presenting in the breast.
Case Presentation.
A 55-year-old woman presented with altered mental status due to severe hypercalcemia and was found to have a large breast mass with lytic bone lesions in the calvarium of the skull.
Biopsy of the mass revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Staging workup did not reveal any visceral organ or distant lymph node involvement.
The patient’s bone marrow biopsy was positive for involvement with lymphoma.
Interestingly, the patient also had a non quantifiable IgA kappa monoclonal protein in the serum.
Conclusion.
Here, we describe a common presentation in medical oncology, that is, a patient presenting as a clinically advanced breast tumor with hypercalcemia from lytic bone lesions.
However, diagnostic workup led to the diagnosis of another common malignancy in an uncommon location, namely, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising in the breast.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Hira& Yeku, Oladapo& Giesler, Daniel& Campbell-Massa, Ryan& Gao, Faye& Amjad, Ali Imran. 2013. Breast Mass and Lytic Bone Lesions : A Rare Presentation of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Arising in the Breast. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480434
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Hira…[et al.]. Breast Mass and Lytic Bone Lesions : A Rare Presentation of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Arising in the Breast. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480434
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Hira& Yeku, Oladapo& Giesler, Daniel& Campbell-Massa, Ryan& Gao, Faye& Amjad, Ali Imran. Breast Mass and Lytic Bone Lesions : A Rare Presentation of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Arising in the Breast. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480434
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480434