Life threatening retropharyngeal Burkitt′s lymphoma mimicking adenoid obstructive disease
| Autor: | Aminu Bakari, Babagana M Ahmad, Tijjani Sa’idu Abubakar, Garba Mainasara Mohammed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Airway obstruction medicine.disease Adenoid AIDS-related lymphoma Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences business Burkitt's lymphoma General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Nigerian Medicine. 7:35 |
| ISSN: | 0331-3131 |
| Popis: | The commonest sites of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the head and neck are the cervical nodes, Waldeyer's ring and extra lymphatic organs such as the sinuses, larynx, salivary glands and oral cavity etc. We present the case of a 10 year old with upper airway obstruction secondary to retropharyngeal Burkitt's lymphoma. The presenting features here are very similar to obstructive adenoid enlargement. Emergency tracheotomy, biopsy, and chemotherapy led to resolution and subsequent decanulation. This case is highlighted in relation to the increasing recognition of AIDS related lymphomas globally. |
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