[Malignant lymphoma of parotid origin mimicking Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome].
The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is classically described as the association of a unilateral tumefaction, a facial hemiparesia and of a furrowing of the tongue. Granulomatous blepharitis is an unusual localisation of the facial tumefaction, and chronic periocular oedema may represent a difficult differential diagnosis. The reported case has erroneously been diagnosed as a Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome and further showed to be a parotid gland involvement of a systemic malignant lymphoma.
Beuchat
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Clinique d'Ophtalmologie, A. Kapanci, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
Harms
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Pelte
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MF
Tabatabay
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Lymphome malin à point de départ parotidien mimant un syndrome de Melkersson-Rosenthal.