Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Discovered following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review

Arvind D. Patil; Shrihari L. Kulkarni; Girish Balikai

doi:10.1159/000514412

Case Reports in Orthopedic Research (Jun 2021)

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Discovered following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review

Arvind D. Patil,
Shrihari L. Kulkarni,
Girish Balikai

Affiliations

Arvind D. Patil: Joint-Replacement Unit, Department of Orthopedics, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, India
Shrihari L. Kulkarni: ORCiD; Department of Orthopaedics, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, India
Girish Balikai: Department of Hemato-Oncology, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000514412
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 100 – 108

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Total knee arthroplasty is performed routinely for osteoarthritis of the knee joint. We report a case of high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as an unexpected diagnosis after histopathological examination of unusual-looking synovium during total knee arthroplasty in a 68-year-old patient without any systemic symptoms.

Published in Case Reports in Orthopedic Research

ISSN: 2296-9373 (Online)
Publisher: Karger Publishers
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://www.karger.com/cio

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