Clinical and prognostic features of lymphomas arising in the head and neck region: Our experience of preferential association of different histotypes with various sites of origin in ninety patients

Francesco Bussu*, Stefan Hohaus, Giovanni Bastanza, Valentina Bozzoli, Mc Tisi, Maurizio Martini, Gaetano Paludetti, Giovanni Almadori

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Keypoints\r\n• Among malignant lesions of the head and neck region excluding thyroid malignancies, lymphoma ranks second only to squamous cell carcinoma in frequency of occurrence. In the diagnostic work-up of every mass\r\nin the head and neck region, the Otolaryngologist should always consider lymphomas.\r\n• Most cases referred to the otolaryngologist are primarily extranodal, and the most frequent histology is diffuse large B cell lymphoma.\r\n• In extranodal cases, typical symptoms of otolaryngological diseases, such as dysphagia, nasal obstruction and fullness, are much more frequent than systemic manifestations.\r\n• Our results show a preferential localisation of the different lymphoma types within the head and neck,\r\nwhich may help in the diagnostic work-up (i.e. MALTomas are very frequent in the parotid, the\r\naggressive mantle cellphenotype in the base of tongue).
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)248-253
Numero di pagine6
RivistaClinical Otolaryngology
Volume38
Numero di pubblicazione3
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Otorinolaringoiatria

Keywords

  • head and neck masses
  • lymphomas

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