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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii
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4/2012
vol. 29
 
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Case reports
Lymphomas of the head and neck in dermatological practice

Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło
,
Monika Sikorska
,
Aleksandra Florek
,
Barbara Drogoszewska
,
Anna Kowalczyk
,
Anna Starzyńska
,
Aneta Szczerkowska-Dobosz
,
Wioletta Barańska-Rybak
,
Adam Włodarkiewicz

Postep Derm Alergol 2012; XXIX, 4: 313-320
Online publish date: 2012/09/23
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The number of newly diagnosed cases of lymphomas of the head and neck region has been continually increasing over the recent years. The symptoms of these lymphomas are commonly similar to benign inflammatory diseases and thus frequently lead to clinical misdiagnoses. Many consultations, including dermatological one, and repeated tissue biopsies are often necessary because of the coexistence of necrosis and inflammation in the tumors. Biopsies should be deep enough – punch biopsies are not recommended. The classification of lymphomas has undergone dramatic changes with the increasing understanding and progress in immunohistochemistry and molecular biology. We describe five patients with lymphomas of oral and nasal cavities: 2 derived from B-cells, 2 from T-cells, and 1 from NK/T-cells. The initial presentation of these diseases often suggests an inflammatory process, such as an odontogenic inflammation, sinusitis or benign inflammatory process.
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B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, NK/T-cell lymphoma, oral cavity, nasal cavity

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