Diagnostic surprise on IHC: A rare case of intramuscular DLBCL in thigh region mimicking sarcoma

Authors : Shabana A. Ansari, Tanu Agrawal, Swarneet Bhamra

DOI : 10.18231/j.achr.2022.046

Volume : 7

Issue : 3

Year : 2022

Page No : 205-207

Soft tissue sarcomas are broad group of malignant tumours that arise in tissues like fat, muscle, nerves, fibrous tissue and blood vessels. A variety of non mesenchymal neoplasms like sarcomatoid carcinomas, melanomas and extranodal lymphomas may also mimic soft tissue sarcoma. Diffuse Large BCell Lymphoma is the most common type of Non HodgkinsLymphoma accounting for around 30-40% of cases.DLBCL involving skeletal muscle is extremely rare accounting approximately <1>  

Keywords: Soft tissue sarcoma, Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), Immunohistochemistry


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