Temporal bone pathology of metastatic T-cell lymphoma.
Metastatic lymphoma involving the temporal bone is a rare tumour. A review of the English literature revealed only 13 reported cases. The common metastatic sites within the temporal bone are bone marrow and the internal auditory canal (IAC). Non-Hodgkin lymphoma has a tendency to infiltrate to the inner ear and middle ear, with bone marrow involvement. Recent advances in immunology have redefined the malignant lymphoma as a neoplasm of the immune system that has involved T and B cells. We present a case of non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma that metastasized to the temporal bone and central nervous system.
Kobayashi
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Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
Igarashi
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McBride
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Saito
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Kataura
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D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*