Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast

Charles U Osuji; Gladys I Ahaneku; Emmanuel I Onwubuya; Emeka C Okocha; Cornelius Ukah; Chinemelum D Emegoakor; Emeka G Omejua

doi:10.4103/0973-1482.119369

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Year : 2013 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 3 | Page : 526-528

Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast

Charles U Osuji¹, Gladys I Ahaneku¹, Emmanuel I Onwubuya¹, Emeka C Okocha², Cornelius Ukah³, Chinemelum D Emegoakor⁴, Emeka G Omejua¹
¹ Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
² Department of Haematology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
³ Department of Histopathology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
⁴ Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Charles U Osuji
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025, Nnewi, Anambra State
Nigeria

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.119369

Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast is very rare. We report a case of Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast in a 61 year old post-menopausal female who presented with a 3 month history of left breast painless lump. Excision biopsy was done and histology showed nodular sclerotic Hodgkin's lymphoma confirmed by immunohistochemical staining.

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