title: Lateral skull base destruction: unusual clinical progress of lymphoma.
abstract: Lymphoma is a common tumor especially in pediatric population. It can originate every lymphoid tissue in the head and neck region. Head and neck lymphomas usually present with a slow-growing mass. We encountered a man who had a lymphoma that destroyed all soft tissues of the left lateral skull base. The unusual clinical progress is discussed in the article.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Otorhinolaryngology, †Cardiology, Etimed Hospital; and ‡Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gökdoğan
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koybasioglu
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ileri
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult