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  • Title: B lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting as a tumor of the nasopharynx in an adult patient.
    Author: Lopes da Silva R, Fernandes T, Lopes A, Santos S, Mafra M, Rodrigues AS, de Sousa AB.
    Journal: Head Neck Pathol; 2010 Dec; 4(4):318-23. PubMed ID: 20730608.
    Abstract:
    In adults, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the second most common neoplasm found in the head and neck region after squamous cell carcinoma. Within this region, primary NHL of the nasopharynx is rare. We report the case of a 28-year-old male diagnosed with a B lymphoblastic lymphoma (CD20-; CD79a+; CD3-; CD10+; PAX5+, CyclinD1-; TdT+) of the nasopharynx extending to the deep and superficial structures of the right hemiface, to the skull base with an intracranial component and a small but detectable bone marrow involvement, who was started on chemotherapy with a complete response. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a primary nasopharynx B-LBL in an adult patient with such aggressive regional spread to be reported in the literature.
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