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AI InsightHere, we present a case of a 76 years old man who presented with unilateral tonsillary hypertrophy that days of evolution which culminated with a diagnosis of NHL.
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Abstract
Cervical lymphadenopathy can be caused by infections, mainly due to a viral upper respiratory tract infection, immunologic diseases, endocrine diseases, and malignancies such as Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL). NHL presenting with unilateral tonsillary hypertrophy is rarely reported in the literature. Here, we present a case of a 76 years old man who presented with unilateral tonsillary hypertrophy that days of evolution which culminated with a diagnosis of NHL.
Özet
Servikal lenfadenopati, başta viral üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu, immünolojik hastalıklar, endokrin hastalıklar, Hodgkin (HL) ve non-Hodgkin Lenfoma (NHL) gibi malignitelere bağlı enfeksiyonlardan kaynaklanabilir. Unilateral tonsiller hipertrofi ile presente olan NHL nadiren literatürde bildirilmiştir. Bu olgu sunumunda, 76 yaşında, tek taraflı tonsiller hipertrofi ile başvuran takiplerinde NHL tanısı alan vaka takdim edilmiştir.