title: Nasopharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia of an HIV carrier, mimicking nasopharyngeal cancer.
abstract: Lymphoid hyperplasia of cervical lymph nodes is a common head and neck presentation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Lymphoid hyperplasia of HIV carrier presenting as nasopharyngeal tumor and neck mass is rarely discussed. We reported a 30-year-old male patient who had left side neck mass for 3 months. Nasopharyngeal cancer with neck metastasis was impressed due to huge nasopharyngeal tumor and neck mass. The patient was then transferred to our clinic for further evaluation. Physical examination revealed a 30 x 30 mm mass over left jugulodigastric area and a 20 x 20 mm mass over left posterior triangle of neck. Telescopic examination revealed a 20 x 20 mm bulging mass over nasopharynx. Nasopharyngeal biopsy was done and histopathologic examination revealed lymphoid hyperplasia. Laboratory survey showed seropositive of HIV infection for both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blot tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Mao-Che
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tung-Lung
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chia-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Ching-Zong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology*