An exceedingly rare entity: Mixed cellular type primary Hodgkin

Abstract

Primary mixed cellularity Hodgkin\'s lymphoma of the parotid gland is extremely rare. We report here an 80-year old woman who presented with a painless preauricular mass of two months duration. Cytological and histomorphological findings were consistent with mixed cellularity Hodgkin\'s lymphoma. Due to the age and the presence of comorbid diseases, the patient only received radiotheraphy and has been in remission for 12 months since the initial diagnosis. Primary Mixed cellularity Hodgkin\'s lymphoma of the parotid gland is extremely rare and the prognosis, in addition to the biologic behavior of this disease is yet to be evaluated.

Keywords

• Mixed cellularity Hodgkin\'s lymphoma, parotid, radiotheraphy

Son derece nadir bir durum: Parotis bezinin miks sellüler tip primer Hodgkin lenfoması

Öz

Parotis bezinin miks sellüler tip primer hodgkin lenfoması son derece nadir görülür. Biz burada 2 aydır olan ağrısız preaurikular kitle ile başvuran 80 yaşında bir kadın hastayı sunduk. Sitolojik ve histomorfolojik bulgular miks sellüler tip hodgkin lenfoma ile uyumlu bulundu. Yaş ve komorbid hastalıklarından ötürü hastaya sadece radyoterapi verildi. Hastanın, tanıdan itibaren 12 aydır remisyonda takibi devam ediyor. Parotis bezinin Miks sellüler tip primer hodgkin lenfoması son derece nadirdir ve bu hastalığın biyolojik davranışı ve prognozu araştırılmayı beklemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Miks sellüler hodgkin lenfoma, parotis, radyoterapi

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