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Machiel van den Akker1, Vadiem Zudekov, Asher Moser
1Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Queen Paola Children's Hospital, 2020, Antwerpen, Belgium. vdakker@bgu.ac.il.
Introduction:
Osseous involvement of Hodgkin's lymphoma is uncommon. When osteolytic lesions are seen on imaging it is important to evaluate potential other causes.
Case Presentation:
We report the case of a 10-year-old Caucasian boy who presented to our facility with a bony lesion of the right clavicle and enlarged cervical lymph nodes. A simultaneous biopsy of the lymph node and of the osteolytic process of his right proximal clavicle was performed and revealed two different kinds of lesions: a mixed cellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma and an osteochondroma.
Conclusions:
Since the latter is a common benign bone tumor, which should not interfere with the staging of the lymphoma, we emphasize the importance of ensuring that all efforts are made to acquire a diagnostic biopsy of all atypical lesions.
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