Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

2001, Vol 18, Num, 3     (Pages: 041-043)

Primary Breast Lymphoma: A Case Report

Güliz Özkök, Enver Vardar, Mehtap Çetinel, Hakan Postacı

SSK İzmir Eğitim Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü, İZMİR


Primary Non-Hodkgin lymphoma of the breast is a rare disease and bileteral involvement is exceptional. We describe a case of bilateral primary Non-Hodkgin lymphoma of the breast in 41-year old woman. Microscopic evaluation of the fine needle aspirations of the right and left breast mass showed predominantly atypical lymphocytes and occasional plasma cells. Microscopic findings of the incisional biopsy of the left breast were considered diagnostic for Non-Hodkgin diffuse large B cell lymphoma. She received systemic chemotherapy and was alive for a year and well without evidence of recurrence.

Keywords : lenfoma, meme, lymphoma, breast