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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma masquerading as osteomyelitis of the shoulder: an uncommon presentation
Matthew Tuck1,2, Jane Lim3, Jose Lucar4
1Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
BMJ Case Reports
|December 23, 2016
Abstract:
The presentation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase protein (ALK)-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in bone is rare. We describe a patient with ALK-negative ALCL presenting with clinical and radiographic findings suggesting osteomyelitis 6 months after left rotator cuff repair surgery. A review of the characteristics of ALK-negative ALCL with primary bone involvement is presented. ALCL should be considered in patients not responding to therapies for osteomyelitis.
