Non-Hodgkin lymphoma as an unexpected diagnosis after elective total knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arth.2007.02.014.
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Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty is routinely performed for osteoarthritis of the knee joint. We report a case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma as an unexpected diagnosis after pathologic examination of unusual-looking femoral condyle bone block harvested during total knee arthroplasty in an asymptomatic patient.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Bone Marrow Neoplasms
- Femoral Neoplasms
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
Anatomy
- knee
- femur