Involvement of the palatine tonsil by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: report of 3 cases

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Gomes, Geraldo Augusto¹  Pinto, Augusto Paulo¹  Faria, Cecília Pache de¹  UFRJ¹  Pinto, Patrícia Ciminelli Linhares¹ 

关键词: lymphoma;    extranodal;    palatine tonsil.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992004000200021

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

The objective of our study is to comment on three cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the palatine tonsil treated at Rio de Janeiro Federal University's Hospital. The NHL occur in extranodal sites in 20-30% of the cases, of these, 10-30% are seen in the head and neck. Sixty to seventy percent of the NHL of the head and neck are present in the Waldeyer's ring, and we see aproximately 80% of the Waldeyer's ring NHL in the tonsil. We conclude that NHL of the tonsil is a rather uncommon condition that should be promptly diagnosed for a correct treatment and follow-up.

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