TY - JOUR
T1 - An osseous lesion in a 10-year-old boy with Hodgkin's lymphoma
T2 - A case report
AU - Van Den Akker, MacHiel
AU - Zudekov, Vadiem
AU - Moser, Asher
AU - Kapelushnik, Joseph
PY - 2011/10/11
Y1 - 2011/10/11
N2 - Introduction. Osseous involvement of Hodgkin's lymphoma is uncommon. When osteolytic lesions are seen on imaging it is important to evaluate potential other causes. Case presentation. We report the case of a 10-year-old Caucasian boy who presented to our facility with a bony lesion of the right clavicle and enlarged cervical lymph nodes. A simultaneous biopsy of the lymph node and of the osteolytic process of his right proximal clavicle was performed and revealed two different kinds of lesions: a mixed cellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma and an osteochondroma. Conclusions: Since the latter is a common benign bone tumor, which should not interfere with the staging of the lymphoma, we emphasize the importance of ensuring that all efforts are made to acquire a diagnostic biopsy of all atypical lesions.
AB - Introduction. Osseous involvement of Hodgkin's lymphoma is uncommon. When osteolytic lesions are seen on imaging it is important to evaluate potential other causes. Case presentation. We report the case of a 10-year-old Caucasian boy who presented to our facility with a bony lesion of the right clavicle and enlarged cervical lymph nodes. A simultaneous biopsy of the lymph node and of the osteolytic process of his right proximal clavicle was performed and revealed two different kinds of lesions: a mixed cellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma and an osteochondroma. Conclusions: Since the latter is a common benign bone tumor, which should not interfere with the staging of the lymphoma, we emphasize the importance of ensuring that all efforts are made to acquire a diagnostic biopsy of all atypical lesions.
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U2 - 10.1186/1752-1947-5-511
DO - 10.1186/1752-1947-5-511
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053608155
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 5
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
M1 - 511
ER -