Primary lymphoma of the bones of the foot: management of two cases

Foot Ankle. 1991 Apr;11(5):314-6. doi: 10.1177/107110079101100509.

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma rarely presents with an osseous lesion in the foot. Two cases of primary lymphoma of the foot are reported. The patients presented with a history of pain and swelling of the foot. Radiographs revealed a lytic lesion in the calcaneus of one patient, and in the second metatarsal of the other. Open biopsy revealed high grade lymphoblastic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the diffuse variety. The patients were treated with localized radiation therapy and have been disease free for more than a year.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Calcaneus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcaneus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / radiotherapy
  • Male
  • Metatarsal Bones* / diagnostic imaging*
  • Metatarsal Bones* / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography