Magnetic resonance imaging findings of primar bone lymphoma presenting with pathologic fracture

Abstract

Malignant bone lymphomas are uncommonly encountered clinically. Men, 77-years-old, was admitted to hospital because of pain in the left shoulder. After imaging and histological examination diagnosed primary bone lymphoma. Primary lymphoma of the bone is an extranodal lymphoma that arises from the medullary cavity and manifests as a localized, solitary lesion, which represents 1% of all malignant lymphomas.