Extranodal lymphoma: clinical presentation and diagnostic pitfalls.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are known to present extranodally in 25% of cases, in contrast to Hodgkin's disease which rarely involves extranodal sites. In this article, the authors will to review the presentation of extranodal head and neck NHL and the difficulties that can be encountered in making the diagnosis in these cases.
Shine
Neville P
NP
Irish Higher Surgical Training Scheme.
Blake
Simon P
SP
O'Leary
Gerry
G
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods