Lymphoma presenting as a popliteal mass in a...

Lymphoma presenting as a popliteal mass in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract

A patient with HLA-B27 and rheumatoid factor positive rheumatoid arthritis presented with a painless swelling in his popliteal fossa. Clinical features were atypical for a Baker's cyst, and subsequent investigation showed this lesion to be a primary malignant lymphoma.

Authors

de Beer JD; Bogoch ER; Smythe HA

Journal

The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 1242–1243

Publication Date

September 1, 1990

ISSN

0315-162X

Associated Experts

Justin De Villiers De Beer

Associate Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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