Primary Breast Lymphoma in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Breast lymphomas constitute about 0.04 to 1% of malignant mammary neoplasms; approximately 1.7% to 2.2% of all lymphomas occur in the breast. Breast lymphoma may occur as a primary extranodal involvement of the breast or as secondary infiltration by systemic disease at the time of either initial diagnosis or disease recurrence. Primary breast lymphoma in a male patient is a rare clinical entity and altogether, only 1% of all malignant breast tumors occur in male patients. Patients having either primary or secondary immunodeficiency states are predisposed to developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (1). Here, we report a case of primary breast lymphoma in a secondary immunocompromised male patient. CASE REPORT