Lo Renhui, Mohamad Sakinah, Krishnamoorthy Madhusudhan, Mohamad Irfan, Zulkarnain Sarah, Hussain Faezahtul Arbaeyah
Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Pathology, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia.
Medeni Med J. 2020;35(1):67-70. doi: 10.5222/MMJ.2020.22208. Epub 2020 Feb 28.
Vallecular lymphoma is an extremely rare tumour of oropharynx. We report a case of 61-year-old gentleman presented with severe dysphagia and globus sensation for two months. Patient underwent endoscopic transoral tumour debulking for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose. Histopathologically, patient was diagnosed as mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). In this case report, atypical presentation of the disease, histopathological features and its current treatments are discussed.
会厌谷淋巴瘤是一种极其罕见的口咽肿瘤。我们报告一例61岁男性患者,出现严重吞咽困难和咽部异物感两个月。患者接受了内镜经口肿瘤减容术,以达到诊断和治疗目的。组织病理学检查显示,患者被诊断为套细胞淋巴瘤(MCL)。在本病例报告中,讨论了该疾病的非典型表现、组织病理学特征及其当前治疗方法。