Primary non-Hodgkin malignant lymphoma of the male breast.

Abstract

A case of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the male breast is reported. The patient was a 76-year-old Japanese with a history of bilateral gynecomastia. After the patient had received sex hormone treatment for the gynecomastia, rapid growth of a tumor in the right breast was noted, with regression of a contralateral breast lesion. Clinically, inflammatory breast cancer was suspected, and right mastectomy with ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection was performed after intraarterial infusion chemotherapy using a cis-platinum derivative. The histology of the surgical specimen was non-Hodgkin malignant lymphoma of the diffuse large cell type, with focal tumor necrosis. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells showed a B-cell nature. The patient is currently well without disease 39 months after surgery.

• Authors: T Murata, H Kuroda, T Nakahama, H Goshima, T Shiraishi, R Yatani
• Journal: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (Jpn J Clin Oncol) Vol. 26 Issue 4 Pg. 243-7 (Aug 1996) ISSN: 0368-2811 [Print] England
• PMID: 8765183 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Breast Neoplasms, Male (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Lymphoma, B-Cell (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Male