title: [Soft palate chronic lymphocytic leukemia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Forty percent of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are located in extranodal sites. The palatal location of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is usually observed at a late stage of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 62-year-old male patient managed for 8 years for CLL, having presented with a soft palatal tumor in the last 2 years. The diagnosis of CLL was made by immunohistochemistry. The patient was given 6 courses of chemotherapy combining fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diagnosis of CLL requires immunohistochemistry. Chemotherapy is the first line treatment. The complication may be an aggressive lymphoma (Richter).
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc. Electronic address: mmoumine@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moumine
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M-K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Moudden
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Baaj
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Choumi
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nassih
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital militaire Moulay-Ismail, 12000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hadri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Immune-histochemistry; Immuno-histochimie; Leucémie lymphoïde chronique; Soft palate; Voile du palais