Primary B Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Presenting With Multiple Osteolytic Bony Lesions In Skull
1464-1466
Correspondence
Maya Patil, Assistant Professor,
Dept of Paediatrics, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College,
Pune - 411041, Maharashtra, India.
Phone: 91-20-24106125,9890192458.
E-mail: mayashilpa5@gmail.com
Background: Head and neck is a common site of extra-nodal NHL. However primary bony NHL is a rare presentation of an extranodal NHL. We are presenting a rare and a typical case of primary lymphoma of bone in a six year old male child presenting as low back ache, fever and difficulty in walking since two months. He had multiple osteolytic lesions in skull. Vertebral transpedicle biopsy revealed B cell lymphoma with morphologic and immunophenotypic features of immunoblastic type.
Discussion & Conclusion: We discussed NHL with an emphasis on extranodal bony manifestations. Primary bone NHL has a favorable outcome when treated with a combined modality therapy and regular follow up. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the rare primary NHL of the bone being reported in the Indian literature.