title: Low-grade B-cell lymphoma presenting as a uvular mass.
abstract: Uvular enlargement may occur acutely as a result of infection, allergy, or trauma. Squamous cell carcinoma may present as a progressively enlarging uvular mass. Primary MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma of the uvula and a neuroendocrine tumor of the parapharyngeal space presenting as a uvular mass have each been previously described in the literature. Here we present a case of low-grade B-cell lymphoma presenting as a uvular mass in a 55-year-old patient with progressive throat swelling and dysphagia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. RyanD_Walker@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heffelfinger
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014609:Uvula