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Abstract

Bilateral primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of breast is a rare entity because incidence wise it comprises less than 10% of all primary breast lymphoma. Here a case of bilateral breast lump is reported and reviewed, who had bilateral axillary node involvement and which trucut biopsy showed evidence of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and responded satisfactory to chemotherapy. KEYWORDS: Breast tumor; Bilateral; Primary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. INTRODUCTION: Primary mammary involvement in NHL is rare and representing 0.4-0.7 % of all diagnosed cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (1) Less than 0.6% of all breast malignancy is primary breast lymphoma.(2) Breast lymphoma usually presents as a painless unilateral breast mass and bilateral disease is seen in less than 10 %.(3) Such lymphomas are mostly non-Hodgkin's type representing 70-90%.(1) Primary breast lymphomas exhibit a poor prognosis and its therapeutic management is controversial and till date not fully established. We report a bilateral primary lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's) of breast due to its rarity.