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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2012; 04(02): 40-43
DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210754
Case Report

Hypercalcemia: Uncovering a rare case of skeletal muscle non-hodgkin's lymphoma

Abdelkarim Waness
1   Medicine Institute, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
,
Saeed Al-Shieban
2   Department of Pathology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
,
Mohammed Harakati
3   Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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We report a case of an 80-year man who presented with a two-week history of confusion and poor oral intake. He was found to be dehydrated with acute kidney injury, hypercalcemia, and pancytopenia. A previously undetected right leg mass was discovered. Radiologic studies of the right knee found a fibula shaft fracture. MRI confirmed this finding and showed the presence of a heterogeneous mass involving most of the calf muscles. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a rare musculoskeletal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the right leg. A brief discussion to this type of pathology follows this rare presentation.

Key-words:

musculoskeletal lymphoma - bone fracture - hypercalcemia - bisphosphonates.


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Eingereicht: 02. September 2011

Angenommen: 22. September 2011

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