TY - JOUR
T1 - Oropharyngeal plasmablastic lymphoma in a man with human immunodeficiency virus infection
T2 - A case report
AU - Rajaram, Sowmya T.
AU - Lobo, Flora D.
AU - Achary, Chandrayya
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Oropharyngeal lymphomas are rare, typically high-grade neoplasms. We describe a case of plasmablastic lymphoma that originated in the oropharynx of a 40-year-old man who was positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The diagnosis was based on fine-needle aspiration cytology of the mass followed by histopathologic examination supplemented with immunophenotyping. The mass was excised, but the patient refused antiretroviral therapy, and he died within 6 months of the diagnosis. In HIV-positive patients, non-Hodgkin lymphomas frequently involve sites, including the oropharynx, that are unusual in patients without HIV.
AB - Oropharyngeal lymphomas are rare, typically high-grade neoplasms. We describe a case of plasmablastic lymphoma that originated in the oropharynx of a 40-year-old man who was positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The diagnosis was based on fine-needle aspiration cytology of the mass followed by histopathologic examination supplemented with immunophenotyping. The mass was excised, but the patient refused antiretroviral therapy, and he died within 6 months of the diagnosis. In HIV-positive patients, non-Hodgkin lymphomas frequently involve sites, including the oropharynx, that are unusual in patients without HIV.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21174265
AN - SCOPUS:78650696898
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 89
JO - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
JF - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
IS - 12
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