title: Non-Hodgkin lymphomas of Waldeyer's ring.
abstract: Lymphomas represent malignant lymphoproliferative diseases and they are generally classified as Hodgkin's (HL) or non-Hodgkin malignant lymphomas (NHML). Head and neck lymphomas represent one of the most common sites of extranodal lymphomas, second after the gastrointestinal tract. Waldeyer's ring structures include the palatine tonsils, the nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue, and the lingual tonsil. We investigated 38 patients with malignant lymphoma with ages ranging from 21 to 95 years, all localized in the Waldeyer's ring. Good knowledge of the clinical characteristics of these lymphomas and the methods to establish the differential diagnosis are essential for a correct therapy of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania. salplahta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salplahta
authors.forename: Maria Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Comănescu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anghelina
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ioniţă
authors.forename: Carmen Aurelia
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mogoantă
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anghelina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult