Abstract
Lymphoma usually presents with painless lymphadenopathy. However, it can also present at an extranodal site. Presentation with skeletal muscle infiltration is relatively uncommon and can be confused with a wide variety of both inflammatory as well as neoplastic conditions. We report a patient who presented with progressive swelling of the lower extremity resembling inflammatory necrosis on computed tomography scan, but was later diagnosed as skeletal muscle lymphoma on biopsy.
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Choudhury, J., Yalamanchili, M. & Friedenberg, W. Skeletal muscle lymphoma. Med Oncol 19, 125–129 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1385/MO:19:2:125
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/MO:19:2:125