Three Synchronous Primary Extranodal Mantle Cell Lymphomas Involving Torus Tubarius, Posterior Nasopharynx, and Base of the Tongue 65 Years After Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis with Nasopharyngeal Radium Irradiation
Abstract:Patient: Male, 81
Final Diagnosis: Mantle cell lymphoma
Symptoms: Dificulty in swallowing and pain in the right ear
Medication: —
Clinical Procedure: Otorhinolaryngology panendoscopy • biopsy of the tumors
Specialty: Otolaryngology
Objective:
Rare disease
Background:
Radiation, specifically ionizing radiation, causes broad-spectrum gene damage, including double-strand DNA break… Show more
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