A rare cytological diagnosis of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the parotid gland.
Primary lymphoma of the parotid gland is relatively rare and constitutes about 4-5% of extranodal lymphomas. The majority of them is non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and is B cell in nature. We report a case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the parotid gland in an elderly male. The case was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the right parotid gland as high grade B-cell NHL and confirmed on histopathology as DLBCL. In correlation with the clinicoradiological findings, the case was diagnosed as primary parotid DLBCL. The case highlights the role of FNAC as a timely and useful diagnostic tool.
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Biswajit
B
Dey
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Vasudha
V
Goyal
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Jyotsna Naresh
JN
Bharti
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nidhi
N
Mahajan
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Shyama
S
Jain
Cytology; lymphoma; parotid