Das K Nidhin, Sharma Vidhu, Soni Kapil, Goyal Amit
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2025 Feb;24(1):82-86. doi: 10.1007/s12663-024-02248-8. Epub 2024 Jul 3.
Almost 14% of all head and neck malignancies are contributed by Lymphomas which are solid tumours of the immune system. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders originating in B-, T-, or natural killer T-cells with wide range of histological and clinical features, which can make diagnosis difficult. A 58-year-old male patient presented with a two-month history of swelling in the left cheek which was gradually progressing. Clinico radiological examinations were contradictory to each other with multiple differential diagnosis. Biopsy came out as primary subcutaneous NHL, which was neither clinically nor radiologically anticipated. This article is an attempt to address the diagnostic difficulty of odd clinical presentation such as rhino-facial swelling and to discuss the differential diagnosis of rhino-facial swellings. Typically, a multimodal approach is employed, and the principal ancillary technique that have been found to be useful in classification is IHC.
所有头颈恶性肿瘤中近14%由淋巴瘤引起,淋巴瘤是免疫系统的实体瘤。非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHLs)是一组异质性的淋巴增殖性疾病,起源于B细胞、T细胞或自然杀伤T细胞,具有广泛的组织学和临床特征,这可能使诊断变得困难。一名58岁男性患者,有两个月左侧脸颊肿胀病史,且肿胀逐渐加重。临床放射学检查相互矛盾,存在多种鉴别诊断。活检结果为原发性皮下NHL,这在临床和放射学上均未被预期到。本文旨在解决诸如鼻面部肿胀等奇特临床表现的诊断难题,并讨论鼻面部肿胀的鉴别诊断。通常采用多模式方法,在分类中被发现有用的主要辅助技术是免疫组化(IHC)。