Cat‐scratch disease simulating malignant lymphoma

A six‐year‐old girl with induration, swelling and discoloration of the lower eyelid, a temporal mass, preauricular adenopathy and enlarged parotid gland, underwent biopsy. She was initially diagnosed as having a malignant disorder of histiocytic origin. All lesions resolved without therapy. Further...

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Published in:Cancer 1982-08, Vol.50 (3), p.584-586
Main Authors: Luddy, Ruth E., Sutherland, John C., Levy, Barbara E., Schwartz, Allen D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cat-Scratch Disease - diagnosis
Cat-Scratch Disease - pathology
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis
Eyelid Diseases - pathology
Eyelid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Lymphoma - diagnosis
Parotid Gland - pathology
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Summary:A six‐year‐old girl with induration, swelling and discoloration of the lower eyelid, a temporal mass, preauricular adenopathy and enlarged parotid gland, underwent biopsy. She was initially diagnosed as having a malignant disorder of histiocytic origin. All lesions resolved without therapy. Further evaluation revealed that the child had oculoglandular cat‐scratch disease. Cat‐scratch disease should be added to the list of nonmalignant disorders which may simulate a malignant neoplasm in its clinical and histologic appearance. Recognition of this fact is important in order to avoid erroneous diagnosis, unnecessary procedures and hazardous therapy.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19820801)50:3<584::AID-CNCR2820500333>3.0.CO;2-L