Primary lymphoma of bone presenting as spindle cell neoplasm of the vertebral body: a case report and review of the literature

Mahakit Inklab; Richard H Steingart; Jonathan K Freeman

doi:10.1155/2015/518307

Primary lymphoma of bone presenting as spindle cell neoplasm of the vertebral body: a case report and review of the literature

Case Rep Hematol. 2015:2015:518307. doi: 10.1155/2015/518307. Epub 2015 Apr 23.

Authors

Mahakit Inklab¹, Richard H Steingart¹, Jonathan K Freeman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology-Oncology, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, 376 Birnie Avenue, Springfield, MA 01199, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA.

Abstract

Spindle cell variant of lymphoma is a very rare but known disease entity that can mimic a sarcoma. Diagnosis can be even more challenging if the only site of the disease is in the bone. We report a case of primary lymphoma of bone with spindle cell morphology which was successfully treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.