Pseudotumor with dominant B-lymphocyte infiltration after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty with a modular cup

Masahiro Hasegawa; Kakunoshin Yoshida; Hiroki Wakabayashi; Akihiro Sudo

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2011.05.005

Pseudotumor with dominant B-lymphocyte infiltration after metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty with a modular cup

J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar;27(3):493.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.05.005. Epub 2011 Jun 30.

Authors

Masahiro Hasegawa¹, Kakunoshin Yoshida, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Akihiro Sudo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.

PMID: 21723086
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.05.005

Abstract

We report a case of a patient who underwent metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty with a modular cup and developed a pseudotumor 5 years postoperatively. Immunohistochemistry showed dominant B-lymphocyte infiltration in the periprosthetic tissue.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
B-Lymphocytes / pathology*
Female
Hip Prosthesis*
Humans
Postoperative Complications / pathology*
Prosthesis Design