颈部淋巴结病：揭开隐藏的真相。

Ramadas Athira Aruna, Jose Renju, Varma Beena, Chandy Marina Lazar

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2017 Jan-Feb;14(1):73-78. doi: 10.4103/1735-3327.201136.

Lymphadenopathy is a common clinical finding in a patient seeking oral health care. It may be in a localized, limited, or generalized form. Malignancies, infections, autoimmune disorders, iatrogenic, and other miscellaneous conditions are considered as the causes for cervical lymphadenopathy. Unexplained cervical lymphadenopathy is a cause of concern for physician and patient because sometimes it could be the manifestation of an underlying malignancy. However, a methodological approach to lymphadenopathy can disclose the accurate diagnosis causing minimal discomfort for the patient and in a short time. This paper reports the significance of cervical lymph node examination and ensuing investigations, which led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

淋巴结病是寻求口腔保健的患者常见的临床体征。它可能表现为局部、局限或全身性的。恶性肿瘤、感染、自身免疫性疾病、医源性因素及其他各种情况都被认为是颈部淋巴结病的病因。不明原因的颈部淋巴结病是医生和患者关注的问题，因为有时它可能是潜在恶性肿瘤的表现。然而，针对淋巴结病的系统方法能够在短时间内准确诊断，同时使患者不适最小化。本文报告了颈部淋巴结检查及后续检查的重要性，这些检查最终确诊为非霍奇金淋巴瘤。