From the Department of Hematology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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A case of primary malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast is
reported. This is the first well-documented case of breast lymphoma in our
institution and also in Iran. The diagnosis of primary breast lymphoma requires the
presence of lymphomatous infiltration in close ass, tissue in patients with neither previous lymphoma nor concurrent lymphoma in
another site. There is no definite clinical feature to distinguish patients with
lymphoma from those with malignant carcinoma. The median age at diagnosis is
reportedly in the mid-50's, but our patient was much younger.