[Upper dysphagia due to a chemotherapy resistant Burkitt's lymphoma in a lingual tonsil].
The higher incidence of immunosuppressive status is increasing in the last years the diagnosis of tumours of unusual location and behaviour. We present the case of a HIV-seropositive 41 years-old woman, bearing of high dysphagia and pharyngolalic voice. The exploration showed a tumour emerging in lingual tonsil and spreading out to hypopharynx and larynx. No lymph nodes were observed. Its resistance to chemotherapy made necessary its surgical removal.
García Callejo
F J
FJ
Servicio de ORL, Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.
Morant Ventura
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A
Tormos
M M
MM
Marco Algarra
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*