Τετάρτη 16 Αυγούστου 2017

Fungating groin mass in a woman with a history of follicular lymphoma

Description

A 49-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to her primary care provider for an evaluation of a new lump in her groin. She was found to have enlarged inguinal lymph nodes on the right side, and underwent extensive work-up, including testing for HIV, hepatitides, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and chest imaging. They were all unremarkable. Given persistence of the lymphadenopathy, the patient underwent a fine needle aspiration of one of the lymph nodes with pathology revealing a diagnosis of low-grade follicular lymphoma. Given the natural history of this slow-growing tumour, she was maintained on an observational protocol but unfortunately lost to follow-up.

Three years later, the patient presented to the emergency department for complaints of generalised malaise as well as an enlarging right groin mass. Physical examination revealed a fungating mass with purulent drainage and an impressively pungent smell in the right inguinal area (figure...



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