The Clinical and X-ray Manifestations of Primary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of Bone(An Analysis of 14 Cases) / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical and X-ray manifestations of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma(PNHL)of bone so that to suppy the valuable informations for clinical diagnosis and treatment of this disease.Methods 14 cases with PNHL of bone confirmed by clinic and pathology were analyzed retrospectively.There were 9 male and 5 femal,age ranged from 20 to 60 years with average of 35 years,and average history of disease was 11 months in all cases.Results Of all cases single bone involved in 11 cases,multiple bone involved in 3 cases,most of them the flat bone and the distal end of long bone were involved.The appearances of the lesion on X-ray were bony destruction with slight sclerosis at the margin of destructive area,there were periosteal reaction,soft tissue masses and destruction of joint manifestations,PNHL of bone can be classified as four typersosteolytic(n=8),sclerotic(n=2),mixed(n=3)and cystic(n=1)lesions by the form and feature of bone destruction.Conclusion PNHL of bone has characteristic X-ray manifestations comparatively.The correct diagnostic rate can be improved if we concern about clinical data.