Primary B lymphoma tumor of the ulnar nerve. Case report

Authors

  • Laura Sita-Alb
  • Raluca Sobec
  • Lucian Fodor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/mpr-1315

Keywords:

peripheral nerve lymphoma, ulnar nerve lymphoma, ulnar nerve tumor, nerve tumor differential diagnose, nerve lymphoma treatment

Abstract

Primary lymphoma of a peripheral nerve is a very rare condition with only a few cases reported in the medical literature. Primary lymphoma of a peripheral nerve in the upper extremity was reported in only four cases in the English and French literature. We present a case of a 54-year-old man, in good health, without other medical conditions, who came to our unit complaining of paraesthesia in the ulnar territory of the hand. MRI investigation showed a mass situated in the ulnar nerve sheaths, in the lower third of the arm. Surgical exploration and excision were performed. Morphopathological results revealed a very uncommon tumor, a large B cell diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the second primary ulnar nerve lymphoma presented in the literature.

Early diagnosis and a better understanding of the pathogenesis of these tumors may change medical and surgical strategies, with further enhancement of survival rates.

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Published

2019-07-31

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Sita-Alb L, Sobec R, Fodor L. Primary B lymphoma tumor of the ulnar nerve. Case report. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 31 [cited 2025 Oct. 2];92(3):303-7. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/1315

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